Wasim Jaffer: The Domestic Legend Retires

Domestic Cricket’s legend and former India batsman Wasim Jaffer announced his retirement and embarked upon a new journey in coaching by taking upon the role of the batting coach of Bangladesh Cricket Team. We look at some of his records in the domestic stage which proves his greatness.

Most appearances in Ranji Trophy

Jaffer is the first and the only cricketer to play 150 matches in the Ranji Trophy highlighting his consistency and longevity.

Player	Years	Mat
Wasim Jaffer	1996/97-2019/20	156
Devendra Bundela	1995/96-2017/18	145
Amol Muzumdar	1993/94-2013/14	136

Wasim Jaffer scored 12038 runs in Ranji cricket and is the only player in Ranji Trophy history to score more than 10000 runs in Ranji Trophy highlighting his class, temperament and quality.

Player	Runs
Wasim Jaffer	12038
Amol Muzumdar	9202
Devendra Bundela	9201

Wasim Jaffer had the reputation of scoring big and it is highlighted by his tally of 40 hundreds, comfortably the most by a player in Ranji Trophy history.

Player	100s
Wasim Jaffer	40
Ajay Sharma	31
Amol Muzumdar	28

Wasim Jaffer also had 89 50+ scores in Ranji Trophy comfortably the most by a player in Ranji Trophy history.

Most runs in Irani Cup

Wasim Jaffer’s also showcased his brilliance in the Irani Trophy competition where the Ranji Trophy winners meet the best performers of the Ranji Season. In fact, a 40 year old Wasim Jaffer scored 286 for Vidarbha against Rest of India which is the highest score in the Irani Trophy history.

Player	Mat	Runs
Wasim Jaffer	12	1294
Gundappa Viswanath	9	1001
Ajinkya Rahane	7	809
Dillip Vengsarkar	9	779
Ashok Mankad	13	766

Highest individual scores in Irani Cup

Player	Runs	Team	Opposition
Wasim Jaffer	286	Vidarbha	v Rest of Ind
Murali Vijay	266	Rest of Ind	v Rajasthan

Most runs in Duleep Trophy

Wasim Jaffer also proved his class in the inter zonal tournament scoring the most runs in Duleep Trophy.

Player	Mat	Runs
Wasim Jaffer	30	2545
Vikram Rathour	25	2265
Anshuman Gaekwad	26	2004

Wasim Jaffer’s incredible consistency is highlighted by the fact that he has the most 50+ scores in Duleep Trophy.

Player	Mat	50s
Wasim Jaffer	30	21
Vikram Rathour	25	17
Mohammad Kaif	21	16

Wasim Jaffer’s retirement means domestic cricket might not see someone this talented, dedicated and professional for years to come. The fact that he was still consistent in his 40s highlights his longevity, class and undoubted quality.