Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has been getting better with age as the batsman has been scoring runs at a good pace for Vidarbha. He was a cornerstone of the team’s Ranji win last season and has been helping them defend the title this season as well.

In the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2018-19 quarterfinals against Uttarakhand, Wasim Jaffer scored a brilliant 206 runs from 296 balls and stitched a 304-run stand for the second wicket with centurion Sanjay Ramasamy to help Vidarbha take the crucial first-innings lead against Uttarakhand, who had posted 355 in their first innings.

With his double century, Jaffer also became the first Indian and Asian batsman to score two double centuries after the age of 40 years-old. This was Jaffer’s ninth double century in FC cricket with two triple centuries to his name as well.

Jaffer had scored his first double century (286) after turning 40 during the 2017-18 season of Ranji Trophy in a drawn match against Rest of India in Nagpur.

Jaffer, who last played for India in 2008, is nearing a tally of 1000 runs in the ongoing season of Ranji Trophy. The Vidarbha No. 3 has scored 969 runs, including four hundreds and two half-centuries, at an average of 80.75 from nine matches so far.

Meanwhile, Jaffer also became the fifth Indian batsman to cross the 19,000-run mark in FC cricket after Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and VVS Laxman.