Mohammed 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	India
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,  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.

Kaif was born in a Muslim 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 cricket team & Uttar Pradesh cricket team . 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.

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