Arman Jaffer Sets New Record in Inter School Cricket Tournament

Arman Jaffer of Rizvi Springfield school broke all records when he scored 498 in the Giles Shield Inter- School Tournament in Mumbai. The batting prodigy has been in tremendous form throughout the season. The 13-year-old boy is a student of standard VII.

Rizvi Springfield, having already qualified for the semifinals before this match against IES Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya, collected two points from the three- day drawn encounter.  

Guidance from father Kaleem Jaffer and coach Raju Pathak have shaped Arman’s game.

“I have taught him to be mild in his behaviour so that it endears him to people. It also means that he will be mentally at peace and will absorb the pressure while playing at higher levels,” Kaleem, a coach at the Khalsa Degree College ( Dadar East), told Mail Today.

The batting of Arman, nephew of ex- India opener Wasim Jaffer, is a reflection of the principles on which his father and Pathak have raised him off and on the field.  

Pathak attributes Arman’s success to his discipline and his grip on technicalities of the game.

On 22 December, Arman (498 off 490 balls, 77x4s) broke the record of the highest score in all school competitions, held by his teammate Sarfaraz Khan, who had record 439 last year.  

“When I went into bat, my plan was to bat the whole of Tuesday. Sir [ Pathak] said he won’t declare the innings until I was batting. I got out two short of 500 due to a lapse in concentration,” Arman told Mail Today.

Arman was aware that he not only broke the Giles Shield record of 366, scored by Parikshit Walsankar, but also made more than his hero Sachin Tendulkar, who hit 326 not out with Vinod Kambli ( 349 not out) during their record 664- run third wicket partnership for Sharadashram Vidyamandir in the inter- school Harris Shield in 1988.

“I know I broke Sachin sir’s record. He is my favourite but I have never met him,” he said. Asked about his ambition, Arman said: “Every cricketer wants to play for India, so do I.”
 

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