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.
Personal information | |
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Born | Sangli, Maharashtra, India | 25 October 1998
Batting | Right-hand bat |
Bowling | Right-arm off break |
Role | Batsman |
Relations | Wasim Jaffer (uncle) |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
2015-2016 | India under-19s |
2016-2017 | Kings 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]