Located at an altitude of 12,000 feet above sea level, the ground sits in the shadow of the towering Hindukash mountain range.

In 1935, UK Administrator for Northern Areas Evelyn Hey Cobb asked Balti Raja of Skardu, Ali Sher Khan Anchan, and Nambardar of Chitral, Niat Qabool Hayat Kakakhel, to construct a polo ground in Shandur, which was duly completed with the help of the local population.

Instead, for the common benefit, Kakakhail asked Cobb to bring trout to stock the local streams.

[4][5][6][7][8][9] Therefore, Mas Junali became a source of connection between the people of Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and neighbouring Gilgit-Baltistan.

This version of the game played at Shandur Top has attained legendary status and is of great interest to international and domestic adventure tourists alike.

In The Roof of the World, Amin/Willets/Tetley write: "by comparison, an American Wild West rodeo might pass for choir practice.

Players rarely wear helmets, the horses' legs often have no bandages, and mallets often have no grips or straps.