Wasim Jaffer, Indian cricketer
Wasim Jaffer pronunciation (born 16 February 1978) is an Indian retired professional cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman and an occasional right arm off-break bowler. He is currently the highest run-scorer in Ranji Trophy cricket, surpassing Amol Muzumdar. In November 2018, he became the first batsman to score 11,000 runs in the competition. In January 2019, he became the most capped player in Ranji Trophy history with appearance of his 146th match surpassing Madhya Pradesh's Devendra Bundela (145). He was appointed as batting coach for Bangladesh cricket team. In March 2020, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.In June 2020, Jaffer was announced as the head coach of Uttarakhand for 2020–21 season. Citing "interference and bias" in the team selection, he stepped down in February 2021. In July 2021, he was appointed as head coach of Odisha for two years.