Armaan Jaffer

Summary

Armaan Jaffer (born 25 October 1998) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic competitions. He rose to fame after scoring a then-record 498 for Rizvi Springfield School against IES Raja Shivaji School in the 2010 Giles Shield tournament at Cross Maidan.[1] Jaffer is the nephew of former Mumbai, Vidarbha, and India batsman Wasim Jaffer.

Armaan Jaffer
Personal information
Born (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 25)
Sangli, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
RelationsWasim Jaffer (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015-2016India under-19s
2016-2017Kings XI Punjab
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 April, 2016

Armaan was once again in news when he slammed three consecutive double hundreds. With this he scored 895 runs in 5 matches scored at an average of 223.75 in Cooch Behar Trophy.[2][3][4]

In December 2015, he was named in 15 man squad for 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh [5]

In February 2016, he was added to Kings XI Punjab squad for INR 10 lakh.[6] He made his first-class debut for Mumbai in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2016.[7] He made his Twenty20 debut for Mumbai in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 2 February 2017.[8] In November 2019, he was named in India's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[9] He made his List A debut for India, against Nepal, in the Emerging Teams Cup on 14 November 2019.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ India news 22 December 2010 Armaan Jaffer breaks schools cricket record
  2. ^ Arman Jaffer creates history at the U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy
  3. ^ Arman Jaffer creates history in U-19 tournament
  4. ^ The God-Fathers: The story of Armaan Jaffer’s father
  5. ^ Ishan Kishan to lead India at U19 World Cup
  6. ^ Armaan Jaffer sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 10 lakh
  7. ^ "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Mumbai v Tamil Nadu at Rohtak, Oct 6-9, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament, West Zone: Maharashtra v Mumbai at Vadodara, Feb 2, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  9. ^ "India Under-23s Squad". Time of India. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Group A, Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup at Savar (3), Nov 14 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

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