1983-2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Wasim Jaffer, the Mumbai captain, became the highest run-getter in the Ranji Trophy, surpassing his former team-mate Amol Muzumdar, who was present at the Wankhede Stadium as part of the commentary team and had just moved into the commentator's chair when his record was broken. It was a typical Jaffer stroke that brought up the milestone after the drinks break in the second session on the second day against Punjab. He went past Muzumdar's tournament tally of 8237 runs and also reached his fifty when he drove a flighted Rahul Sharma legbreak against the turn to the midwicket boundary. Jaffer acknowledged the standing ovation from the Mumbai dressing room and the applause from the handful of supporters with just a raised bat, and calmly went back to the job at hand, that of earning Mumbai a big first-innings lead against visitors Punjab. Muzumdar told fellow commentator Ajay Mehra on air that it was fitting that a Mumbai batsman had broken the record held by a Mumbai batsman and hoped that Jaffer would go on to score thousands of more runs in his career. Though Muzumdar had gone past the erstwhile record-holder Amarjit Kaypee while playing for Assam, he was a permanent fixture in the Mumbai line-up for 16 years till he moved to the eastern state for two seasons in 2009. Jaffer, who made his first-class debut at the Wankhede in 1996, has made all his Ranji runs playing for Mumbai, something he has said he is proud of. He has also Mumbai led to two Ranji titles, and won the trophy on five other occasions. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-elite-2011/content/story/546568.html Wasim Jaffer Interview http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/546562.html
Sidhoni Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Disappeared from the international scene from a long time now
Dravid Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Disappeared from the international scene from a long time now more worried about his beard then his front foot movement :)
Old guy Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Jaffer better than Sachin Tendulkar good job in insuring another 500+ replies :P
Manny_Pacquiao Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 i loved watching him bat. so classy. that double hundred against the ****** paki bowlers in kolkata was a treat to watch.
pensionplan Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Good for Jaffa. He can easily fit the bill as the back up opener in Tests even today should something happen to VS/GG.
punjabi_khota Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Good for Jaffa. He can easily fit the bill as the back up opener in Tests even today should something happen to VS/GG. VS/GG have been injured at times over the last year. Didn't see any one talk about him tho
pensionplan Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 VS/GG have been injured at times over the last year. Didn't see any one talk about him tho There is something called falling out of favors with the selectors. I am afraid that has been the case with Jaffa. Vijay and now Mukund seem to be ones sought after. I do not see anything wrong with it but if there is any consistency in selections and if performances in Ranji/Duleep count for something there is no one in the entire country better than Jaffa with the possible exception of Badri over the last 3-4 years on the domestic circuit. I would have selected him for the recent WI and England tour when VS and GG were out for the most part out.
bulbul Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 There is something called falling out of favors with the selectors. I am afraid that has been the case with Jaffa. Vijay and now Mukund seem to be ones sought after. I do not see anything wrong with it but if there is any consistency in selections and if performances in Ranji/Duleep count for something there is no one in the entire country better than Jaffa with the possible exception of Badri over the last 3-4 years on the domestic circuit. I would have selected him for the recent WI and England tour when VS and GG were out for the most part out. he played 30+ matches with an avg of 33 ...how much chance he will get he is like Mini Hick or Ramprakash...
Jersey #10 Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 he played 30+ matches with an avg of 33 ...how much chance he will get he is like Mini Hick or Ramprakash... I remember his classy 200 in Tests against pakis. He was dropped soon after that for Yuvraj? I don't know who replaced him but whoever replaced him hasn't done the job right.
punjabi_khota Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 I remember his classy 200 in Tests. He was dropped soon after that for Yuvraj? I don't know who replaced him but whoever replaced him hasn't done the job right. Gambhir.
Jersey #10 Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Gambhir. :desiman: He's already 33 anyway, so he really doesn't have a chance at an international stint anymore.
Manny_Pacquiao Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 I remember his classy 200 in Tests against pakis. He was dropped soon after that for Yuvraj? I don't know who replaced him but whoever replaced him hasn't done the job right. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: how long have u been watchng cricket
Jersey #10 Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: how long have u been watchng cricket What is cricket?
Manny_Pacquiao Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 What is cricket? oh, i remember u now. u are the guy who thought that innings played was the same as matches played, and that yuvraj is a better batsman than laxman because he plays all 3 formats.
Jersey #10 Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 oh' date=' i remember u now. u are the guy who thought that innings played was the same as matches played, and that yuvraj is a better batsman than laxman because he plays all 3 formats.[/quote'] yuvraj? Are we still talking about ice hockey?
carnish Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 I remember his classy 200 in Tests against pakis. He was dropped soon after that for Yuvraj? I don't know who replaced him but whoever replaced him hasn't done the job right. U must be watching a lot of PAK-BAN matches lately which might be the reason why you act delusional...
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