Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 10: History was created in squash at Jammu as Superpositivity Movement Founder, Vickrant Mahajan and Jammu Club squash coach Krishan Sharma played the longest ever squash rally in the world.
The world record rally started at 8.50 am and went on continuously for 33 minutes and 4 seconds.
A total of 1,098 shots was played in the rally by the two players, as they went past the previous Guinness World Record of 1,003 shots played by Ron Matthhews and Andrew Pearce in London in July 2014.
According to guidelines, neither of the players could hit the ball twice and the ball had to be in legitimate play throughout the rally, implying that it had to be within the out lines and above the tin line. Also, as per standard game rules, the ball could not bounce on the floor twice before coming in contact with either player’s racket.
Speaking after the event, Vickrant said, “This was my 80th Guinness World Record within a year, and also the one that entailed the maximum number of tries. All my previous records were usually accomplished in my first or second try, but for this one, I had to perform 11 different attempts on 3 different days with 4 different players before we got it right.”
The intensity of this feat can be gauged from the fact that an average rally lasts for 15 to 20 seconds at the most, while this historic rally went on for over 100 times that duration. The event was facilitated by Rajesh Gupta, sr vice president of Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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