When Michael Vaughan tried to make fun of Wasim Jaffer, he got a befitting reply.

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Vaughan jokes with Jafar on social media
Mentioned about his poor average at Wankhede in the tweet
Jaffer reminded him of his double century in the test

New Delhi. The ‘rivalry’ on social media between former England captain Michael Vaughan and former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer is not hidden from anyone. Whenever he gets a chance, Vaughan tries to make fun of Jaffer and sometimes Team India through his posts. However, most of the times this effort has cost him dearly and he has got a befitting reply from the cricketer who has played 31 Tests and two ODIs. On Thursday, Vaughan was present as a commentator in the India-Sri Lanka match held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai under the World Cup 2023. In this match, the Indian team defeated Sri Lanka by scoring above 350.

While talking about Jaffer’s home ground Wankhede Stadium, Vaughan tried to target this former cricketer. However, this move backfired and Jaffer in response left the England cricketer speechless. Vaughan wrote in his tweet, ‘It felt great to be at Wankhede Stadium yesterday. This is the best batting surface in India but as a local boy, Wasim Jaffer had an astonishing average of 7.75 in Test cricket even on this prestigious cricket ground. Vaughan tried to make fun of Jaffer by mentioning his poor average at the Wankhede ground, Jaffer responded to his post on social media X in the same manner.

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Jaffer wrote in his reply, ‘Yes, Michael… Wankhede is really a heaven for batting. It’s too bad that I missed the few tests I played there. This may be because I liked taking up challenges like the challenge of scoring 200 runs in Tests home and away or 200 and 300 runs in first class cricket… but you would not know any of these feelings so no No matter.’

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With this tweet, Jaffer told Vaughan that he also has a double century in his name in Test cricket in India and on foreign grounds. Jaffer scored 212 runs against West Indies at St. John’s and 202 runs against Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Have played. In Test cricket, this attractive batsman from Mumbai has scored 1944 runs in 31 matches at an average of 34.10, which includes five centuries and 11 half-centuries. Talking about former England captain Michael Vaughan, 5719 runs in 82 Tests and 1982 runs in 86 ODIs are recorded in his name. Let us tell you, there is no double century in Test name in Vaughan’s name and 197 runs is his highest score.