Armaan Jaffer

Armaan Jaffer
Personal information
Born (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 26)
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 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 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

  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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