Who are all Wasim Jaffer Role Model
Reportedly former india opener Wasim Jaffer has heaped rich praises on ex-Mumbai cricketers sachin tendulkar, vinod kambli and Sanjay Manjrekar, saying that they all were his role models. Wasim Jaffer, Ranji cricket's highest run-scorer, added that the atmosphere and competition in mumbai transformed him into the cricketer he became. Wasim Jaffer played 31 Test matches for india between 2000 and 2008, and despite scoring a plethora of runs in Ranji Trophy couldn't make a national comeback. The 42-year-old laments this fact as he said that people just remember him as "a successful first-class cricketer and not an international cricketer".
"I’m very fortunate that god gave the talent, without which I wouldn’t have come this far. My parents and brothers have sacrificed a lot and I owe my success to them. I was lucky to play for a team like Mumbai. I watched sachin tendulkar, vinod kambli and Sanjay Manjrekar, who all were my role models as I learned a lot from them. The atmosphere and competition made the cricketer I became.
"Then I moved to Vidarbha, had my share of injuries and lot of people remember me for being a successful first-class cricketer and not an international cricketer. I’m proud of playing 30 odd Test matches (31) for India. Though I could’ve done much better, the journey was incredible," Wasim Jaffer told in an interview to CricTracker. On being asked about his first meeting with sachin tendulkar, Wasim Jaffer told that he had met the legendary opener during a school cricket match. Jaffer revealed that Tendulkar smashed 170 odd runs in a single day, didn't field and went straight to play a Ranji Trophy match. Wasim Jaffer added that sachin tendulkar was a wonder boy back then and was destined to make a big name for himself in mumbai and india cricket. Wasim Jaffer said that players believed Sanjay Manjrekar to be a very critical person with strong opinions but added that Manjrekar mellowed down at the end of his career.