Aformer Indian- American squash champ and his journalist wife return to u201chospitableu201d Bombay to release his memoir at the same club where practice cemented asporting career that gave the game its many firsts
ALL things first, are never easily forgotten. But for former squash champ Anil Nayar, the first Indian to lift the Drysdale Cup in London in 1965, which was then, the de facto world junior championship tournament, memories of those glorious years often weighed on him. u201c Itu2019s difficult for sportspersons past their prime to reinvent themselves. There are very few who donu2019t go through grief [ after their careers have ended],u201d the 73- year- old says, remembering some of his landmark moments, in a telephonic interview from Miami Beach.
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Lucky: A Portrait of a Legendary Indian- American Squash Champion, published by Sachin Bajaj of Global Cricket School, and which launches at the Cricket Club of India on February 13, traces Nayaru2019s four decade- long sporting career that spanned two continents.