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Mohammad Kaif with wife Pooja
A busy, fidgety man at the crease, Mohammad Kaif could shift gears at will, had a decent array of strokes, ran with fervour between wickets, and manned cover and cover-point with panache. Against Sri Lanka in 2003 he became the first non-wicketkeeper to take 4 catches in a single World Cup.
Kaif led India to their first Under-19 World Cup back in 2000. Two months later he played a solitary Test against South Africa and was dropped for well over a year despite not doing too poorly.
He was in and out of the Test team after that, never really cementing a place, despite scoring 64 and 55 in consecutive innings in the 2004-05 home series against Australia. Against England in 2005-06 he gritted it out for a six-hour 91, adding 128 for the seventh wicket with Anil Kumble to pull India out of danger. He got 148 not out at Gros Islet three months later. And despite averaging 57 in the series, he never played again.
His ODI average of 32 matches his Test average of 33. His most famous innings came in the NatWest Trophy final of 2002, when he remained unbeaten on a 75-ball 87, shepherding India to a thrilling last-over chase of 326 after they were 146 for 5. In his next match, against Zimbabwe in the Champions Trophy, he got 111* — then the highest ODI score by a No. 7 batsman.
In domestic cricket he was a giant for Uttar Pradesh, leading them to the Ranji Trophy in 2005-06 and again in the finals of 2007-08 and 2008-09. He led Andhra in 2015-16, and became Chhattisgarh’s first captain the season after.
Kaif also played for Leicestershire and Derbyshire. He was part of Rajasthan Royals’ IPL-winning side of 2008. He later switched allegiance to Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
He contested in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections for Indian National Congress from Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh, but lost so heavily that he had to forfeit his deposit.
His father Tarif and brother Saif played Ranji Trophy as well.
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Career | M | In | R | NO | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
Test | 13 | 22 | 624 | 3 | 148* | 32.84 | 1548 | 40.31 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
ODIs | 125 | 110 | 2753 | 24 | 111* | 32.01 | 3822 | 72.03 | 2 | 17 | 228 | 9 | 55 | 0 |
T20s | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
World Cup | 11 | 10 | 182 | 1 | 68* | 20.22 | 316 | 57.59 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Career | M | B | R | W | Avg | EC | SR | 5WI | 10WM | BBI | BBM |
Test | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | -- | 1.333 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/4 |
ODIs | 125 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
T20s | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
World Cup | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Test Debut
India v South Africa at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, March 2, 2000
Last Test
West Indies v India at Sabina Park, Kingston, June 30, 2006
ODI Debut
India v England at Modi Stadium, Kanpur, January 28, 2002
Last ODI
South Africa v India at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, November 29, 2006
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Sri Lanka
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Malaysia
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Punjab Kings
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Kolkata Knight Riders
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Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh - 2nd Test
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Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan - 1st Test
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Harare Sports Club, Harare
22 Apr, 2021 13:00 IST
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan - 2nd T20I
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Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan - 3rd T20I
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Harare Sports Club, Harare
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Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
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Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
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Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
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Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
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Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
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Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
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29 Apr, 2021 19:30 IST
Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
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Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
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Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals - Match 29
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Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Match 30
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Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians - Match 31
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Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings - Match 32
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Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings - Match 33
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Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
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MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings - Match 15
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Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals - Match 16
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Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians - Match 17
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MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Match 18
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Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - Match 12
Chennai Super Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 45 runs
Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings - Match 11
Delhi Capitals beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Match 10
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 38 runs
Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - Match 9
Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs
Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings - Match 8
Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets