When Mumbai's Armaan Jaffer suffered an injury while warming up on the eve of the U-23 match against Gujarat at the Bandra Kurla Complex ground in September 2017, he never imagined it would cost him his entire season.

The Grade Three ligament tear meant that his trips to hospitals outscored his visits to cricket grounds. Luckily, the injury did not require surgery. Armaan played his first competitive match against Rajasthan earlier this month and scored 84 and 45 in Mumbai's five-wicket win in the opening match of the U-23 Col CK Nayudu Trophy.