Jaffer&rsquo;s father is battling for life at the Lilavati Hospital in Bandra and it is learnt that his chances of survival are low as he is slowly slipping into coma. <img alt="Wasim Jaffer" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/jan/wasim.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 415px;" /> Wasim Jaffer Braveheart Jaffer batted in the nets for nearly two hours on Saturday.u00a0Mumbai skipper Ajit Agarkar saluted Jaffer&rsquo;s spirit and commitment. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s certainly not easy. He is quite keen to play and obviously he is very focused. He took a day off yesterday (Friday), but practised today. We have left it completely up to him. He is very keen to play, which is great for us,&rdquo; said Agarkar. It may be recalled that Jaffer lost his mother Zulekha during Mumbai&rsquo;s match against Himachal Pradesh in 2003. He had scored 47 then to help Mumbai win by 10 wickets. u00a0

Very few can match the commitment of Wasim Jaffer. The ex-India opener has decided to play the quarter-final against Baroda (beginning today) even as his father remains critical after suffering a heart attack on December 31, 2012.

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