'He had the temperament, he backed players': Wasim Jaffer names favourite captain he played under
Cricket | July 04, 2020 9:43 ISTWasim Jaffer, who represented India in 30 Tests, named the favourite captain he played under.
Wasim Jaffer, who represented India in 30 Tests, named the favourite captain he played under.
Former Indian batsman Wasim Jaffer named the best white-ball cricketer for India among Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
The highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy, Jaffer had announced retirement in March this year after playing for over two decades, primarily for domestic giants Mumbai and Vidarbha.
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Harbhajan Singh was left shocked over the absence of Virender Sehwag from the lineup as Jaffer picked Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly as his opening combination
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Advising him to be disciplined, Jaffer urged the youngster to look up to his teammates Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan.
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Jaffer picked fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah ahead of Indian skipper Virat Kohli as a specialist pacer in a bid to form a pace lineup with Sri Lankan legend and the nation's T20I captain Lasith Malinga.
Jaffer also named Gavaskar the captain of the team which includes the legendary Sachin Tendulkar among others.
In his all-time ODI team, Jaffer picked four Indian batsmen – Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Dhoni who was also chosen as wicketkeeper.
Rohit has tasted immense success as captain, be it the Indian Premier League (IPL) or while leading the Indian team in limited-overs cricket in regular skipper Virat Kohli's absence.
Dhoni, who has captained India to the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 50-over World Cup titles, is a revered figure in world cricket but Jaffer said once he had told him that all he wanted was to "make 30 lakh from playing cricket".
Jaffer on Sunday picked his all-time best to form a playing XI from the 12 past seasons of the Indian Premier League while also adding an extra 12th man to the lineup
Jaffer had spent the last few years of his career with Vidarbha under coach Chandrakant Pandit and the pair led the team to Ranji Trophy and Irani Trophy titles in 2017/18 and 2018/19.
Jaffer also provided the solution of fitting-in KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant in the Indian squad alongside MS Dhoni.
Jaffer believes two of India's legendary Test players - VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid - have both not got their dues amid the rise in importance given to the T20 format.
The 42-year-old Jaffer has played 31 Tests and scored 1,944 runs with an average of 34.11. He has five hundreds and 11 fifties in the longest format, with 212 as his highest score.
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