While he went past the 18000run mark, jaffer also smashed his careers 53rd hundred and eighth double ton. But more than a plethora of records he notched up especially in ranji trophy jaffer has been an. A tireless runmachine, indias contemporary domestic. Wasim jaffer announces retirement from all forms of cricket. Wasim jaffer, in his 24th year of professional cricket, says a strict diet and workout regimen help him continue playing alongside younger contemporaries. Veteran batsman wasim jaffer turns back the clock, breaks several records during unbeaten 285 the mumbaiborn batsman also becomes the fifth indian firstclass cricketer to score a. The mumbaiborn batsman has played a total of 253 firstclass. Wasim jaffer ended the day on an unbeaten 285 off 425 balls jaffer broke the record for highest individual score in the irani cup wasim jaffers epic knock of 285 off 425 deliveries took vidarbha to a mammoth total of 589 for three at stumps on day two in. From selling pani puri to becoming youngest cricketer to score a lista.
Since making his debut for mumbai in 1996, jaffer scored 10143 runs in his career. Mar 15, 2018 wasim jaffer s runscoring prowess in the domestic circuit is far from coming to an end. Feb 22, 2019 indian cricket wasim jaffer interview. He scored 203 runs from 154 balls during the match between mumbai and jharkhand. It is a bit harsh on ashwin and jadeja, feels wasim jaffer. Jaffer and his opening partner dinesh karthik got india off to a terrific start in reply to englands disappointing total of 198 all out, putting on 147 for the first wicket before wasim succumbed to the. Jaffer has 40 tons to his name in his ranji career and has amassed 11775 runs. Yashasvi jaiswal becomes the youngest cricketer to score a double century in list a cricket and with that, he has registered his name in the record book. Armaan jaffer born 25 october 1998 is an indian cricketer who plays for mumbai cricket team. Despite his great track record in domestic cricket, he failed to perform in. Wasim jaffer unsung hero of indian cricket sportsbeatsindia.
He made his firstclass debut in 1996 season, played 31 tests and two odis for india. Wasim jaffer holds the majority of the batting records in ranji trophy. Indian crickets perennial outsider the story of wasim jaffer. Outoffavour indian opener wasim jaffer is arguably the best batsman to have played ranji trophy as he has scored the most runs by any batsman in the tournament. Wasim jaffers unbeaten 285 helped ranji champions vidarbha stretch their score to 5983 at stumps on day 2 of their irani cup match against rest of india. Jaffer bats on and on, satish joins party the hindu. It is a bit harsh on ashwin and jadeja, feels wasim jaffer veteran indian cricketer wasim jaffer has been a proven performer. Wasim jaffer latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. The story of the current vidarbha ranji player wasim jaffer is remarkably similar to that kid. Mar 16, 2018 wasim jaffer ended the day on an unbeaten 285 off 425 balls jaffer broke the record for highest individual score in the irani cup wasim jaffer s epic knock of 285 off 425 deliveries took vidarbha to a mammoth total of 589 for three at stumps on day two in the irani cup against rest of india in nagpur on thursday. Wasim jaffer played only two odis but scored 1944 runs in 31 tests for india and holds the record for the secondhighest individual score by an indian in the west indies pti 15 march 2020 facebook. Feb 11, 2018 the evergreen former india opener wasim jaffers youthful exuberance will leave even the younger cricketers in awe given his undiminishing passion for the sport even at the age of 39. Wasim jaffer about this sound pronunciation helpinfo born 16 february 1978 is an indian former cricketer. Wasim jaffers milestone knock gets praises from vidarbha.
Former india opener and one of domestic crickets veteran batsman wasim jaffer has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He is currently the highest runscorer in ranji trophy cricket, surpassing amol muzumdar. Three years before that wasim jaffer s nephew, armaan jaffer got 498 in the giles tournament for cricket powerhouse rizvi school, breaking the record of 439 set up current royal challengers bangalore player sarfraz khan for the same school in the harris shield. Nov 08, 2015 wasim jaffer reached the milestone in his 126th match. But instead of brooding over his missed opportunities, he came out to the field, in a different stage, and effortlessly made it his own. Wasim jaffers heroics for vidarbha latest chapter in legacy of unwavering passion for cricket wasim jaffer can be called unlucky for not scripting a more memorable journey with india. The pictures above show wasim during his fine knock of 62 in indias 1st innings of the 2nd test against england at trent bridge in july 2007. This is a list of ranji trophy records, with each list containing the top five performances in the category. Jaffer then surpassed murali vijays 266 with an unbeaten 285 to hold the. As of march 20, he is the highest runscorer in the ranji and irani trophy and also has the. Wasim jaffer continues to rewrite record books, becomes first. Wasim jaffer scored 286 in the irani cup final for vidarbha cricket team against rest of india. Later the same month, he equalled the record for playing in the most matches. Former india opener wasim jaffer on saturday announced retirement from all forms of cricket, drawing curtains on his illustrious career spanning over.
Wasim jaffer reveals majority of the world cupwinning bangladesh u19 team trained under him february 11, 2020 by akarshak roy leave a comment former india test opener wasim jaffer has revealed that he played a big part in honing the bangladesh u19 team prior to the start of the world cup. Mar 15, 2018 if day one saw wasim jaffer demonstrate how to make the most of a flat deck, the second days play of the irani cup tie witnessed jaffer setting an example for all the young batsmen around him. The evergreen former india opener wasim jaffers youthful exuberance will leave even the younger cricketers in awe given his undiminishing passion for the sport even at the age of 39. Find jaffer s records, biography, centuries, runs, wickets. If day one saw wasim jaffer demonstrate how to make the most of a flat deck, the second days play of the irani cup tie witnessed jaffer setting. Instead, despite his staggering domestic record, he remained indian crickets perennial outsider. He made news when he broke schools cricket record by scoring 498 for rizvi springfield school against ies raja shivaji school in the giles shield tournament at cross maidan in 2010. Batting records i wasim jaffer holds the majority of the batting records in ranji trophy.
Jaffer grabbed the record while playing for vidarbha against rest of india in the irani cup match. Veteran batsman wasim jaffer scored yet another century in domestic cricket in the ongoing irani cup match between vidarbha and rest of india. Schoolboy pranav dhanawade rewrites record books with the. Read about wasim jaffer s profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on. The old warhorse of domestic cricket achieved this monumental feat in the ongoing ranji trophy match between vidarbha and kerala. Wasim jaffer may not have represented india in a whole lot of matches, but he remains to be of the greatest cricketers in the i. Wasim jaffer reached the milestone in his 126th match. Mumbais wasim jaffer has added more lustre to his glorious ranji trophy career by breaking the record for most centuries in the tournament. Jan 27, 20 mumbais wasim jaffer has added more lustre to his glorious ranji trophy career by breaking the record for most centuries in the tournament.
Wasim jaffer check jaffers news, career, age, rankings. Wasim jaffer pronunciation helpinfo born 16 february 1978 is an indian cricketer. Pti file vidarbha opener wasim jaffer on sunday became the first cricketer in ranji trophy history to notch up 0 runs on day two of their group a match against bengal at the jadavpur university second campus ground in. Feb 16, 2016 instead, despite his staggering domestic record, he remained indian cricket s perennial outsider. Jaffer steadied the innings after captain faiz fazal and sanjay ramaswamy was dismissed on day 1. Wasim jaffer, 42, has played 31 tests and scored 1,944 runs with an average of 34. Vidarbha batsman wasim jaffer began the day on 1 and added 172 runs to remain unbeaten on 285 in nagpur yesterday. Jaffer s hundred against saurashtra on the second day.
Virat kohli is one of the best players in world cricket right now. Wasim jaffer, was a classical, traditional, old school opening batsman reminded you of both sunil gavaskar and mohammed azharuddin. Wasim jaffer breaks record for most centuries in ranji trophy. Wasim jaffer, former india opener and domestic cricket. After experiencing eight ranji victories under one of the best sides, jaffers move to join vidarbha was assumed as a downfall in his career. Oct 18, 2019 yashasvi jaiswal becomes the youngest cricketer to score a double century in list a cricket and with that, he has registered his name in the record book. Wasim jaffer scores century in irani cup, breaks several records. The 40yearold cricketer said he was bitter about missing the triple century, and. He is currently the highest runscorer in ranji trophy cricket, surpassing. Wasim jaffer pronunciation help info born 16 february 1978 is an indian former cricketer. Since making his debut for mumbai in 1996, jaffer scored 10143 runs in his career that is set to. A triplecentury in only his second firstclass game had wasim jaffer anointed as the great new hope of mumbai cricket.
Mar 15, 2018 indian cricket wasim jaffer scores record breaking unbeaten 285 as vidarbha flay rest of india in irani cup at the end of day two, the reigning ranji trophy champions reached a mammoth 5893 as. Jan 23, 2019 indian cricket s perennial outsider the story of wasim jaffer on 8 november 2015, there is a ranji trophy match going on in kolkata. Veteran wasim jaffer makes record 150th ranji appearance. Wasim jaffer becomes first cricketer to complete 0 runs. Vidarbha veteran opener, wasim jaffer, added another feather to his cap as he becomes the only player in the history of ranji cricket to amass as many as 12,000 career runs. Pti file vidarbha opener wasim jaffer on sunday became the first cricketer in ranji trophy history to notch up 0 runs on day two of their group a match against bengal at the jadavpur university second campus ground in saltlake. He has five hundreds and 11 fifties in the longest format, with 212 as his highest score mar 07, 2020. Jaffer, w test cricket, profile, statistical overview, batting graphs, bowling. Wasim jaffer is one of the legends of indian domestic cricket and unsurprisingly, hails from mumbai. The ranji trophy is the premier firstclass cricket competition in india currently active players are bolded. Vidarbha batsman wasim jaffer etched his name in record books after he went past 18000run mark in first class cricket on thursday. The moment indian veteran batsman wasim jaffer left his home team mumbai after 19 long seasons, it was a complete stunner for domestic cricket in india. Wasim jaffer offers insight for rohit sharma, says patience.
So, why are there so many mumbai cricketers in that table of top scorers. Wasim jaffer who was one of the successful test openers for india had scored 1944 runs with two double tons, 5 hundreds, 11 fifties. Wasim jaffer s heroics for vidarbha latest chapter in legacy of unwavering passion for cricket wasim jaffer can be called unlucky for not scripting a more memorable journey with india. Jaffer has had a terrific record in his stellar domestic career, retires as the highest rungetter in the history of ranji trophy with over 12,000 runs.
Wasim jaffer makes record 150th ranji appearance cricket. Ap earlier, kohli became the first ever cricketer to pick up all three icc awards after the 30yearold was named the icc cricketer of the year 2018 for both odi and test format. Wasim jaffer scores recordbreaking unbeaten 285 as vidarbha. Wasim jaffer, the former india, mumbai and vidarbha opener, has finally called time on his career, aged 42. Wasim jaffers recordbreaking knock takes vidarbha to 5983. Wasim jaffers runscoring prowess in the domestic circuit is far from coming to an end. On day two of the 2018 irani cup, the 40yearold, in his 242nd firstclass match, went past the 18,000 mark. Wasim jaffer continues to rewrite record books, becomes first batsman to achieve this. Jaffer, w one day internationals, profile, statistical overview, batting graphs.
Indian crickets perennial outsider the story of wasim jaffer on 8 november 2015, there is a ranji trophy match going on in kolkata. Wasim jaffer shackles record book with 285, becomes. Further, wasim jaffer said that it was the tendency of the test bowlers to pitch the ball up, make the batsman play expansive shots and set an imposing field for the batsman but rohit sharmas best way out was to go by the book and play straight and compact shots. Vidarbhas wasim jaffer smashed several records en route his 286 in the irani cup match against rest of india. Wasim jaffer, the mumbai captain, became the highest rungetter in the ranji trophy, surpassing his former teammate amol muzumdar, who was present at. Dec 22, 2011 wasim jaffer, the mumbai captain, became the highest rungetter in the ranji trophy, surpassing his former teammate amol muzumdar, who was present at the wankhede stadium as part of the. Aged 40, former indian opener playing for vidarbha side against rest of india roi registered his eighth double ton and in the process created a flurry of records, as he smashed a 285 not out and established the new record of the highest runs scored in an irani cup. Feb 08, 2018 cricket in india has changed after ipl, he quoted. Jaffer, who made his firstclass debut in 199697, also surpassed cricket greats dilip vengsarkar. The ranji trophy is the premier firstclass cricket competition in india. Wasim jaffer recently became the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in the ranji trophy. He taught to leave the ball alone and play with a straight bat.
Cheteshwar pujara in his mind as wasim jaffer makes brutal. Mar 16, 2018 wasim jaffer, the veteran batsman, just proved the in the ongoing irani cup 2018. He also became the highest individual scorer in irani cup. But the physios and trainers in the vidharba ranji team have helped me a lot. Virat kohli best player in the world, i would pay to watch. He is a righthanded opening batsman and an occasional right arm offbreak bowler. Mar 15, 2018 veteran batsman wasim jaffer scored yet another century in domestic cricket in the ongoing irani cup match between vidarbha and rest of india.
Photographs by aniruddha chowdhurymint the jaffers play cricket. A veteran of the game, jaffer on thursday, achieved a major landmark during the second day of irani cup. The 17 years old is playing in his debut vijay hazare season. Wasim jaffer makes record 150th ranji appearance cricket news. Wasim jaffer achieved another firstclass milestone as he made his 150th appearance in ranji trophy. Former india opener wasim jaffer on saturday announced retirement from all forms of cricket, drawing curtains on his illustrious career spanning over two decades. Veteran wasim jaffer makes record 150th ranji appearance jaffer is followed by devendra bundela and amol muzumdar, who have 145 appearances and 6 appearances in the ranji trophy. I get scared thinking whether youngsters want to play firstclass cricket the veteran talks about the quality of the ranji trophy today, the impact of.
Body i am 41 years old, an age where i need more care than other players in the team. Wasim jaffer predicts the numbers of odi tons virat kohli. He was a slightlybuilt opening batsman with the style and panache of the. In november 2018, he became the first batsman to score 11,000 runs in the competition. Wasim jaffer shackles record book with 285, becomes highest scorer in irani cup while he went past the 18000run mark, wasim jaffer also smashed careers 53rd hundred and 8th double ton. Wasim jaffer is rapidly rewriting the record books in a fabulous season for skelmanthorpe. Pti twentythree years after making his firstclass debut,wasim jaffers hunger for runs remains.
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