He would now be entitled for retainership from June 15 till the end of September 2006.
A resurgent India have dropped struggling opener Wasim Jaffer but are still undecided whether to opt for a five-pronged bowling attack as they go into the fourth and final cricket Test against Australia in Adelaide on Thursday seeking to level the four-match series.
Following his brilliant 202, Wasim Jaffer has jumped 17 places to 23rd in his best career-rating on the ICC charts.
The first innings double centurion scored a brisk fifty as India posted 141 for 2 in the second innings to extend their overall lead to 301 at close on Day 4 of the second Test against Pakistan.
Wasim Jaffer scored a brilliant 138 before retiring due to cramps as India amassed 326 for no loss on Day 1 of the second Test against Bangladesh.
Opener Wasim Jaffer has been appointed as captain of the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team for the 2009-2010 season and would lead the 38-time national champions in their season-opening Irani Cup clash against Rest of India at Nagpur from October 1-5.
The opener was unbeaten on 139 in Mumbai's score of 254 for 1 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match against Bengal.
India opener Wasim Jaffer is hoping that rain could save India in the first Test at Lord's after a poor batting performance saw them hand back England the initiative.
Former captain Wasim Jaffer made full use of an early reprieve to score 80 as hosts Mumbai reached 262 for seven against Bengal at stumps, on the first day of their Ranji Trophy group league match at the Brabourne Stadium.
Wasim Jaffer slammed a classy 133 to help West Zone to 314 for 8 and gain a 95-run lead over South Zone.
Gill impressed with his solid batting on his Test debut at the MCG in the 2nd Test of the series.
The team was given a solid platform by the opening pair, captain Shiv Sunder Das and Jaffer, who put on 151 runs for the first wicket.
'If I was communal, I could have adjusted the practice timings according to our prayer timings but that's not the way I am.'
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
At stumps on day two the visitors were 236 for no loss, just 58 runs adrift of Tamil Nadu's first innings score of 294.
'I remember I smashed my first double hundred here against England and then went onto score many more hundreds in my career.'
The opener hit 122 as Mumbai finished the third day at 350 for 3 in reply to Delhi's first innings tally of 394.
An unbeaten 129 by skipper Wasim Jaffer and a well-compiled 98 by Ajinkya Rahane helped Mumbai inch towards the first innings lead in their Ranji Trophy Super League match against Group A leaders Tamil Nadu at the MCA Complex, in Mumbai, on Thursday.
The difference between the bowling averages of Jasprit Bumrah and his seam-bowling teammates stood at 21.76, suggesting Bumrah operated as India's one-man army with the ball.
Wasim Jaffer scored a masterful 103 not out to help holders Mumbai reach 184 for three on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Super League match against Orissa at the Brabourne Stadium on Thursday. The Mumbai captain's knock included 13 boundaries. He was involved in a 175-run third wicket partnership with Prashant Naik (67) after Orissa's seamers had sent both the Mumbai openers back to the pavilion.
The former ripped through Baroda's second innings while Jaffer slammed 86 off 114 balls as Mumbai chased 160 in the Ranji Trophy match.
In an interesting move, the Mumbai selection committee decided to include 14-year-old Armaan Jaffer in the Ranji Trophy probables list along with his uncle and state team stalwart Wasim Jaffer.
Of the seven occasions when Wasim Jaffer has scored 75 or more runs in an innings, India has won one and lost one. On remaining four occasions the match has ended in a draw.
Vidarbha opener Wasim Jaffer became the first cricketer in Ranji Trophy history to notch up 10000 runs on day two of their Group A match against Bengal at the Jadavpur University second campus ground in Saltlake in Kolkata on Sunday.
Wasim Jaffer wants a rejigged domestic season to ensure that the players get enough breaks and are not rushed into tournaments.
The Mumbai batsman is hoping his showing on the opening day of the match against Pakistan 'A' will earn him a place in the Indian Test side.
Former India opener and domestic stalwart Wasim Jaffer compared Prithvi Shaw to the great Virender Sehwag but also said the Mumbaikar needs a more disciplined lifestyle off the field. After an impressive Test debut against the West Indies, Shaw was handed an eight-month ban for a doping violation.
The 42-year-old batsman played 31 Tests and scored 1,944 runs, at an average of 34.11. He has five hundreds and 11 fifties in the longest format, with 212 his highest score.
The veteran right-hander etched his name as one of the greats in Indian domestic cricket history as he became the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy.
He has abundance of runs in the domestic circuit but nine years since making his debut for India, Wasim Jaffer is yet to cement his place in the national team and the Mumbai opener says he doesn't know how to impress the selectors, who seemed to have overlooked his exploits.
Half centuries by Wasim Jaffer and Amol Muzumdar helped Mumbai take a 18-run first innings lead over Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy match.
India 'A'cored 160 for 3 in their second innings before the three-day match against South Africa was called off.
Jaffer seemed to have posted a motivational quote, but when you have a closer look and just pick the first letter from the different words, the cryptic message can be guessed as: "Pick Gill and Rahul".
Mumbai took a healthy 107-run first innings lead against Karnataka on the second day of their Ranji Trophy match.
'Tilak Varma is the next BIG thing in Indian Cricket. Wow! What an incredible match-winning innings!'
Wasim Jaffer heaped praised on Steve Smith and said that he is one of the best batsmen in the world.
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