Mohammad Kaif

Mohammad Kaif

Personal information
Born	(1980-12-01) 1 December 1980 (age 43) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batter
Relations	Mohammad Tarif (father) Mohammad Saif (brother) Pooja Yadav (Spouse)
International information
National side	India (2000–2006)
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
2011–2012	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2016–2018	Chhattisgarh
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC Matches 13 125 186 Runs scored 624 2,753 10,229 Batting average 32.84 32.01 38.60 100s/50s 1/3 2/17 19/59 Top score 148* 111* 202* Balls bowled 18 – 1,484 Wickets 0 – 20 Bowling average – – 35.75 5 wickets in innings – – 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 Best bowling – – 3/4 Catches/stumpings 14/– 55/– 170/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  India ICC Cricket World Cup Runner-up 2003 South Africa-Zimbabwe-Kenya ICC Champions Trophy Winner 2002 Sri Lanka ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Winner 2000 Sri Lanka ACC Asia Cup Runner-up 2004 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 April 2023

Mohammad Kaif (pronunciation^ⓘ, born 1 December 1980) is a former Indian cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs.^[1] He made it to the national team on the strength of his performances at the Under-19 level, where he captained the India national under-19 cricket team to victory in the Under-19 World Cup in 2000. With India, Kaif was a member of the Indian team that was one of the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, which the title was also shared with Sri Lanka, and he was a member of the team that were runners-up in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He is regarded as one of the greatest Indian fielders.

He retired from all formats of cricket on 13 July 2018.^[2]