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Mohammad Kaif

Mohammad Kaif
محمد کیف
Personal information
Born (1980-12-01) 1 December 1980 (age 36)
Allahabad, India
Batting style Right handed
Bowling style Right arm off break
Role Batsman
Relations Mohammad Tarif (Father)
Mohammad Saif (Brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 228) 2 March 2000 v South Africa
Last Test 30 June 2006 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 142) 28 January 2002 v England
Last ODI 29 November 2006 v South Africa
ODI shirt no. 11
Domestic team information
Years Team
1998–2014 Uttar Pradesh
2014–2016 Andhra
2008–2009 Rajasthan Royals
2010 Kings XI Punjab
2011–2013 Royal Challengers Bangalore
2016-present Chhattisgarh
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC T20
Matches 13 125 129 49
Runs scored 624 2753 7581 723
Batting average 32.84 32.01 41.88 20.65
100s/50s 1/3 2/17 15/45 0/4
Top score 148* 111* 202* 68
Balls bowled 18 1472
Wickets 20
Bowling average 35.45
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match n/a
Best bowling 3/4
Catches/stumpings 14/0 55/0 116/0 23/0
Source: [1], 9 October 2011

Mohammad Kaif (Urdu: محمد کیف, About this sound pronunciation  (born 1 December 1980) is an Indian cricketer. He made it to the national team on the strength of his performances at the Under-19 level, where he captained the Indian team to victory in the Under-19 World Cup in 2000.

He can be both defensive and aggressive, as variable strike rates in Test and ODI cricket suggest. He was the one of the best Indian fielders at his time with great athletic and throwing skills.

Mohammad Kaif was born in an Ansari family on 1 December 1980 in Allahabad, India. He Started his Career from Green Park Hostel,Kanpur. His father Mohammad Tarif has played for Railways & Uttar Pradesh. His brother Mohammad Saif plays for Madhya Pradesh cricket team & Uttar Pradesh cricket team. Kaif married Pooja Yadav, a Noida based journalist, on 25 March 2011.

Kaif made his Test debut in 2000 against South Africa in Bangalore soon after, and was selected in the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.


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