1978

THIS DAY, THAT YEAR

Wasim Jaffer, born today, scored a triple-century in his second firstclass match and much was expected of him when he made his

Test debut in February 2000, but

Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock proved too hot to handle. In 2006 he scored his maiden Test hundred

- against England - in Nagpur and followed with a double in the West

Indies. But Gautam Gambhir's success as a Test opener meant Jaffer was forced to return to domestic cricket, where he continued to dominate bowling attacks. He captained Mumbai to Ranji titles in 2008-09 and 2009-10, as well as overseeing West Zone's 16th Duleep Trophy success in early 2010. The year after that he became the highest rungetter in the Ranji Trophy, going past team-mate Amol Muzumdar's 8237 runs, at the Wankhede, his home ground.