Ranji Trophy: Wasim Jaffer becomes first batter to score 12k runs

Indian veteran Wasim Jaffer became the first man to score 12,000 runs in the Ranji Trophy tournament.

The veteran who currently plays for Vidarbha now after starting off his first-class cricket with Mumbai achieved the milestone in the ongoing Ranji tie between Vidarbha and Kerala.

Jaffer made his debut in the domestic circuit in the 1996-97 season and has broken multiple records. He had become the first cricketer in the history of the tournament to go past 11,000 runs in 2018.
Featuring for India, Jaffer played 31 Tests, accumulating 1944 runs, averaging 34.10 and also hit five centuries and 11 half-centuries.