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Mohammad Kaif
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(born
December 1 ,
1980 in
Allahabad ,
Uttar Pradesh ) is an
India n
Cricket er, more specifically a middle-order batsman. He is a tall and thinly-built cricketer who 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. In full flight, he can be great to watch, like
Mohammad Azharuddin , he can find the gaps on the on-side.
- (off only 75 balls) in the 2002 NatWest Series Final. The effort earned him his first Man Of The Match award. In the series against Bangladesh in late 2004 , he was named Man of the Series for his consistency in all the three ODIs . Kaif earned himself a Test cap against South Africa when he was 20. Although dropped after some ordinary performances, he made a good comeback to the Test side against Australia late in 2004 scoring two gritty half-centuries. He is a very fast runner between the wickets and an excellent cover fielder; most notably his agility and throwing accuracy.
Lately, he has seen his batting opportunities in the one-day arena dwindle, as coach
Greg Chappell has repeatedly promoted wicketkeeper
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and seamer
Irfan Pathan into the top-order.
In March 2006, he was recalled to the Test team in place of the injured
Yuvraj Singh for the First Test against England in
Nagpur . Despite top-scoring with a dogged 91 to save the Test match, he was omitted for the following match when Yuvraj had recovered his fitness.
According to the
Times Of India , as of July 2005, he is one of only five cricketers from
Uttar Pradesh to have made it to the national side. Although he is not yet a regular member of the Test side, he is often viewed as a potential future captain, as he is the current captain of both
Central Zone and
Uttar Pradesh . He also captained the national ODI team in the 2005-06
Challenger Trophy in the absence of regular captain
Rahul Dravid .
he cannot play cricket
