LAHORE Pakistans junior tennis sensation Samir Iftikhar has been honoured to join the prestigious Head Team Elite, a global sponsorship program aimed at promoting young and talented tennis players in more than 40 countries around the world. Renowned Head NV company which is a leading global manufacturer of sports equipment roped in the young Pakistani. The Local Representative of HEAD in Pakistan Nazim Hussein informed that the Head Team Elite players have the best equipment to enhance their game which include racquets, bags, clothing, strings, grips, and tennis balls. He further said: The company has acknowledged Samirs exceptional talent and his achievements on the ITF Junior World Ranking Circuit where he has earned record rise in current Junior World Ranking of 274th from 1300th in just eight months and won two back to back ITF Junior World Ranking Singles and Doubles titles in July. Samir is the second junior player from Pakistan since 1998 after his first cousin Aisamul Haq to win the prestigious ITF Junior titles.