Born: 1 December 1980, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Major Teams: Uttar Pradesh, Leicestershire, India.
Known As: Mohammad Kaif
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Test Debut:
India v South Africa at Bangalore, 2nd Test, 1999/00
TESTS
(including 29/08/2001)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 4 8 1 141 37 20.14 30.58 0 0 1 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 3 0 4 0 - - 0 0 - 1.33
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 23/03/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 48 39 8 899 111* 29.00 72.97 1 4 22 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(1997/98 - 2002/03; last updated 08/04/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 45 70 9 2599 136 42.60 5 16 25 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 190.2 51 503 16 31.43 3-4 0 0 71.3 2.64
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1998/99 - 2002/03; last updated 07/04/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 86 77 13 2562 120 40.03 2 21 37 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 125.5 674 26 25.92 4-23 2 0 29.0 5.35
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
Immensely gifted, Mohammad Kaif's inclusion in the Indian team against South Africa was widely welcomed. During the last couple of years he has impressed not only with his stylish strokeplay and steely temperament which has seen him perform well under pressure, but also with his agile fielding. As skipper of the victorious Indian under-19 side in the World Cup in Sri Lanka in January 2000, Kaif also proved himself to be a skillful captain. He came up through the ranks representing the under-19 team against Sri Lanka in 1999 (earning handsome praise from the coach, K Srikkanth) and then playing with much success for the India A team on the tour of West Indies early in 2000.
But it was his showing in the under-19 World Cup that brought him into national reckoning. This was followed by two superb knocks of 90 and 93 in the Challenger Trophy Series - performances that saw him edge that much closer to the India cap. He did not exactly fail in his only Test against a rampaging South African side. A stint at the National Cricket Academy and a training trip to Australia played a major role in furthering the cricketing education of Kaif. A series of high scores in the domestic circuit followed and this saw him drafted into the Indian one-day side where his useful batting and athletic fielding have made him an indispensable member.(Partab Ramchand)