Wisden overview
A triple-century in only his second first-class game saw Wasim Jaffer anointed as the great new hope of Mumbai cricket. A slightly-built opening batsman with the style and panache of the young Azharuddin, much was expected of him on his Test debut in February 2000. But Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock proved too hot to handle - even though he showed glimpses of a steely and unflappable temperament - and his international career was put on hold. He continued to pile on the runs in domestic cricket and a string of big scores in 2001-02 won him a place on the tour of West Indies. Once there, he grabbed his chance with two elegant half-centuries, though there was a worrying tendency to give it away when well set. Dileep Premachandran

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