He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm fast bowler who played cricket for Pakistan as well as Karachi and United Bank Limited.
Jaffar made his Test and ODI debut in Pakistan's home series against West Indies in 1986.
Saleem Jaffar was included in the squad for the Test match against West Indies at Faisalabad in 1986.
In the Karachi Test against the England team that visited Pakistan in 1987, his five wickets cost 153 runs.
Jaffar's final over was of course not the only reason for Pakistan's defeat in the World Cup semi-final.
In this match, wicketkeeper Saleem Yousuf was injured when Abdul Qadir's ball hit him in the face and Miandad had to stand behind the wickets in his place.
Jaffar remained unbeaten six times in 14 innings of 14 matches and scored 42 runs at an average of 5.25.
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