Wasim Jaffer: Former Indian cricket team veteran batsman Wasim Jaffer was removed from the post of batting consultant by Preity Zinta-owned Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League 2024 season.

Earlier during 2021, Wasim Jaffer resigned from the post of Punjab Kings. However, now he is ready to play a new and bigger role during IPL 2025.

Wasim Jaffer can be made the head coach of Punjab Kings

Wasim Jaffer can be appointed as the head coach of Punjab Kings before IPL season 2025. Wasim Jaffer has previously coached Punjab Kings in IPL. This season, the tenure of Punjab Kings head coach Trevor Bollis as head coach will end. In such a situation, Wasim Jaffer can be appointed as the head coach of the team.

Before becoming a coach Challenges await Wasim Jaffer

If Wasim Jaffer is made the head coach of the Punjab Kings team, then the chair of the head coach can prove to be a crown of thorns for him. In the 17 IPL seasons played so far, the Punjab Kings team has not won a single title and has reached the final only once and then the captain of the team used to be former Team India opener Virender Sehwag. The Punjab Kings team has not seen the playoffs for the last ten IPL seasons. In such a situation, if Wasim Jaffer becomes the coach, then it can be a big challenge for him.

As a cricketer Wasim Jaffer's career

Wasim Jaffer has scored 1944 runs in 58 innings of 31 Test matches for the Indian cricket team during his cricket career at an average of 34.10. During this, he has scored 5 centuries and 11 half-centuries. At the same time, Wasim Jaffer has scored 10 runs in two ODI matches of Team India. While in his first-class career, Wasim Jaffer has scored more than 19000 runs in 213 matches at an average of more than 50 and has played 57 century innings. While in List A, he has scored 4849 runs in 118 matches at an average of more than 44 and has played ten century innings.