Mohammad Kaif

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Mohammad Kaif
INTL CAREER: 2000 - 2006
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Full Name

Mohammad Kaif

Born

December 01, 1980, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Age

43y 109d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Batter

RELATIONS

(brother),

(father)

Mohammad Kaif, who comes from the cricketing backwater of Uttar Pradesh, first came to prominence with his performances for India's Under-19s: he captained the side, which also included Yuvraj Singh, Ajay Ratra and Reetinder Sodhi, that won the Youth World Cup of 2000. Kaif's assured strokeplay, and composure that belied his age, earned him a Test cap against South Africa when he was only 20. Though the selectors subsequently discarded him, stints at the Australian Cricket Academy and its Indian equivalent in Bangalore helped to iron out some of the kinks in his technique. Recalled to the one-day side during the 2001-2002 home season, he made an impact with some steady and purposeful batting. But it was during the 2002 NatWest series in England that he truly hit the high notes, culminating in a magnificent unbeaten 87 as India successfully chased 326 for victory in the final. A superb century followed - against Zimbabwe in the ICC Champions Trophy - but he struggled at times to kick on after that, having a fairly quiet World Cup. His first experience of the county circuit was also a mixed bag, some typically dynamic efforts interspersed by a string of low scores. Kaif's exceptional fielding at cover often overshadowed his poor scores with the bat - including a horror run in 2005-06 - but even that hasn't been enough to win him a permanent place in the Test side. He was dropped for more than a year before being recalled to the Test squad for the second Test against South Africa in Ahmedabad - backed by an impressive domestic season - as a replacement for the injured Sachin Tendulkar. He was also the most expensive player in the Rajasthan Royals IPL team.
Dileep Premachandran March 2008

Mohammad Kaif Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests13223624148*32.84154840.3113642140
ODIs125110242753111*32.01382272.032172289550
FC1862892410229202*38.60--1959--1700
List A269248427763151*37.68--659--1250
T20s75681112377021.701201102.990711726420

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests1311840---1.33-000
ODIs125------------
FC186-1484715203/4-35.752.8974.2-00
List A269-11661009334/234/2330.575.1935.3200
T20s75------------
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Contrasting emotions: R Ashwin, Mohammad Kaif, and Ricky Ponting watch the Delhi Capitals batsmen in action
Coaches Ricky Ponting and Mohammad Kaif look on
A dejected Mohammad Kaif and Ricky Ponting in the Delhi Capitals dugout
The Delhi Capitals support staff of Vijay Dahiya, Ricky Ponting and Mohammad Kaif have a chat
Mohammad Kaif imparts lessons on fielding during a training session
The Delhi Capitals' brains trust of Sourav Ganguly, Pravin Amre, Ricky Ponting and Mohammad Kaif