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Full name Mohammad Kaif
Born December 1, 1980, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 24 years 225 days
Major teams India, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire,
Uttar Pradesh
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct
st
Tests 7 13 1 294 64 24.50 841 34.95 0 2 29 1 7 0
ODIs 87 75 16 1860 111* 31.52 2487 74.78 1 11 153 9 42 0
First-class 66 107 12 3529 136 37.14 5 21 41 0
List A 152 140 25 4636 131* 40.31 3 37 70 0
Twenty-20 5 5 1 75 53 18.75 71 105.63 0 1 2 0
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 7 18 4 0 - - - 1.33 - 0 0 0
ODIs 87 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
First-class 66 1166 524 17 3/4 30.82 2.69 68.58 0 0
List A 152 803 708 26 4/23 4/23 27.23 5.29 30.88 2 0 0
Twenty-20 5 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
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Test debut India v South Africa at Bangalore - Mar 2-6, 2000
scorecard
Last Test India v Australia at Mumbai - Nov 3-5, 2004 scorecard
ODI debut India v England at Kanpur - Jan 28, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI India v Pakistan at Delhi - Apr 17, 2005 scorecard
First-class span 1997/98 - 2004/05
List A span 1998/99 - 2004/05
Twenty-20 span 2003
An elegant batsman who evokes memories of the young
Azharuddin, Mohammad Kaif comes from the cricketing backwater of
Uttar Pradesh. He 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. An
exceptional cover fielder with the ability to bowl offspin, he could
be a fixture in the one-day squad for years to come. |
