Recalling his first interplay with Pandya, Jaffer went again to the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy season, when Mumbai confronted Baroda and Pandya was nonetheless an rising expertise.Talking on his Instagram profile, Jaffer stated: “The primary time I met him was in the course of the 2014 or 2015 Ranji season. Mumbai have been enjoying Baroda in Baroda. Irfan (Pathan), Yusuf (Pathan), and Munaf (Patel) have been enjoying within the opposition crew. I used to be not enjoying that match as a result of I used to be injured, however I traveled with the crew.”“I do not forget that we went to Irfan’s home for dinner, and that’s after I met Hardik and Krunal for the primary time,” stated Jaffer. “Irfan advised me, ‘Meet Hardik, he’s going to play very quickly.’ And I feel he was picked by the Mumbai Indians that season itself.”On the time, Pandya was simply starting to make a reputation for himself, however his admiration for Jaffer was already evident.“Irfan advised me that he’s a giant fan of mine. Hardik himself stated, ‘Major aapki batting bahut dekhta hoon aur mujhe bahut apka khelne ka andaz pasand hai (I watch your batting rather a lot and I actually like the best way you play).’”“It’s totally good of him that he nonetheless takes my title in entrance of massive stars. And that’s the reason there was a lot information about who Wasim Jaffer is,” mirrored Jaffer. “Folks preserve listening to different names fairly often, however they won’t keep in mind Wasim Jaffer as a result of I made a reputation for myself in First-Class cricket.”