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Squash is faced paced, physically demanding and definitely not for the faint hearted! Though arguably not as popular as some other racket sports like tennis and even badminton, Squash does have its fair share of fan following and people who play squash are quite addicted to the sport.

Just to delve into some history, a school in England named Harrow School finds a place in the history books as the place from where the game of Squash originated. From a couple of boys hitting the building walls with soft balls, waiting for their turn to play racket ball, squash has indeed come a long way. The recorded history of the squash suggests that the first squash court was built at Harrow sometime in the 1860's.

Squash has also never been able to reach out to the masses so as to speak, and has remained a game played amongst the elite. Without a shadow of doubt, it is an expensive game to undertake with rackets, special gum soled non- marking shoes and the most tilting factor probably would be the availability of a court that is well, quite an investment to put it mildly.

Any sport receives a great impetus when there are great personalities that take up the sport. A Pele or a Maradona inspires million to take up soccer just as the Tendulkars, the Shane Warnes and Jordans do for cricket and basketball respectively. Squash has seen some tremendous champions in the past and present like the Pakistani duo of Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan who dominated the world squash scene for well over a decade in the 80's and early 90's.The former won a record 10 British Open Championships in his time. However, the world is probably waiting for a Squash hero aka Lance Armstrong to get squash into the mainstream sporting psyche.

Already the game of Squash has received a major boost by its inclusion in the 2012 Olympic Games. For a game that is reportedly played by 15 million people across 150 countries, it couldn't be better.