Arman Jaffer, the 2016 U-19 World Cup star, is in the headlines yet again for his batting heroics. The young Indian batsman smashed an unbeaten triple century for Mumbai in the U-23 Col C K Nayudu Trophy match against Saurashtra on Friday.
Arman, who has an experience of three first-class matches, scored 300 off 367 balls, striking 26 fours and 10 maximums. Courtesy to his knock, Mumbai declared their first innings at a mammoth 610/5 after bundling out Saurashtra for 175 in their first innings.
In the second outing, Saurashtra are 157/4 at stumps on the penultimate day of the four-day match. Saurashtra trail by 278 runs. The knock came at the right-time for Armaan as he had recently made a comeback after suffering from a knee injury which had kept him out for a year.
“This was a special knock because I want to make a come-back in the Ranji Trophy (team) and needed a big one. In the last match, I was going good but fell for 80. This match was on the home ground, so it was important that I score big to make a comeback,” he told reporters.
About his knee injury, Armaan said, “Last year there was a U-23 match at Bandra-Kurla Complex and the injury happened on the previous day of the match during warm-up. Surgery was avoided and hence I went to the NCA for rehab. Come-back was a little late, but it was ok, as we avoided surgery.”
Armaan's uncle Wasim Jaffer is a former India player. He was also a part of Kings XI Punjab squad.