Wasim Jaffer: India’s Youngest FC Triple Centurion, now the Oldest?

Wasim Jaffer is all-set to add another feather in his cap. At stumps on day 2, Wasim Jaffer remained unbeaten on 285 runs playing for Vidharbha against Rest of India in Irani Cup. The 40-year old former India batsman is now only 15 runs shy of the big landmark – the oldest Indian to score a First Class triple ton. Currently, the record is held by Raman Lamba.

Oldest First Class triple centurions for each country

Country	Age	Runs	Batsman	For	Against	Venue	Date
Australia	36y, 7m, 16d	339	Darren Lehmann	Yorkshire	Durham	Headingley,Leeds	21-Sep-2006
England	48y, 0m, 17d	301	WG Grace	Gloucestershire	Sussex	Ashley Down Ground, Bristol	04-Aug-1896
India	35y	312	Raman Lamba	Delhi	Himachal Pradesh	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	02-Jan-1995
New Zealand	35y, 0m, 3d	311*	Glenn Turner	Worcestershire	Warwickshire	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	29-May-1982
Pakistan	32y, 2m, 3d	300	Rameez Raja	Allied Bank Limited	Habib Bank Limited	Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore	17-Oct-1994
South Africa	41y, 2m, 9d	304*	Dave Nourse	Natal	Transvaal	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	03-Apr-1920
Sri Lanka	36y, 3m, 9d	319	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

During his knock of 285*, Jaffer became the first Indian and the oldest Asian to score 250 plus score at the age of 40 or more in a First Class innings. He is the fifth Indian batsman to score a double century at the age of 40. En route unbeaten 285, the Vidarbha batsman also shattered Murali Vijay’s record of 266, the highest individual score in the history of Irani Cup.

Youngest Indians to Score Triple Century in First Class

Age	Runs	Batsman	For	Against	Venue	Date
18y, 8m, 22d	314*	Wasim Jaffer	Mumbai	Saurashtra	Municipal Stadium, Rajkot	07-Nov-96
18y, 9m, 29d	300*	Abhinav Mukund	Tamil Nadu	Maharashtra	Hutatma Anant Kanhere Maidan, Golf Club Ground, Nasik	04-Nov-08
19y, 11m, 8d	302*	Kripal Singh	Tamil Nadu	Goa	Bhausaheb Bandodkar Ground, Panaji	21-Jan-89
20y, 9m, 17d	302*	Cheteshwar Pujara	Saurashtra	Orissa	Khandheri Cricket Stadium, Rajkot	11-Nov-08
21y, 4m, 4d	308	Srikar Bharat	Andhra	Goa	CSR Sarma College Ground, Ongole	07-Feb-15

Early departure from national team:

Wasim Jaffer’s international career lasted 31 Test matches, but he said that he has buried the past and does not regret not getting a call-up post-2008 despite having decent scores in domestic cricket.

“I don’t think about my stint of international cricket anymore. I feel blessed to have represented my country in 31 Test matches,” Jaffer had said in an interview.

“The fact that I played for my country still remains the proudest moment of my life. I still enjoy the sport of cricket,” he added.

Wasim Jaffer was also the youngest Indian to score a triple century in first-class cricket where he was unbeaten at 314 playing for Mumbai.

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