Vidarbha beat Saurashtra by 78 runs to successfully defend its Ranji Trophy title at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur. In the 2018-19 season, the 41-year-old scored 1037 runs at an average of 69.13 (including 120 fours and eight sixes). Earlier, in the 2008/09 season, Jaffer had accumulated 1260 runs for Mumbai. In this season, he became the first player to go past 1000 runs in a season for Vidarbha. Akshay Wakhare –Akshay Wakhare is another spinner who played a key role in Vidarbha’s success.

Source: Indian Express February 07, 2019 10:18 UTC