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	'''Mohammad Kaif''' ({{audio\|Mohammed_Kaif.ogg\|pronunciation}}) (born 1 December 1980) is a former Indian cricketer, who played Tests and [[One Day International\|ODI]]s.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Cricinfo \|title=Mohammad Kaif \|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29990.html \|access-date=14 July 2018\|author1-link=Cricinfo }}</ref> 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 [[2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup\|Under-19 World Cup]] in 2000.		'''Mohammad Kaif''' ({{audio\|Mohammed_Kaif.ogg\|pronunciation}}) (born 1 December 1980) is a former Indian cricketer, who played Tests and [[One Day International\|ODI]]s.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Cricinfo \|title=Mohammad Kaif \|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29990.html \|access-date=14 July 2018\|author1-link=Cricinfo }}</ref> 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 [[2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup\|Under-19 World Cup]] in 2000.

	He ~~took retirement~~ from all ~~the~~ formats of cricket on 13 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=The Economic Times \|title=Mohammad Kaif announces retirement from competitive cricket \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/mohammad-kaif-announces-retirement-from-competitive-cricket/articleshow/64974330.cms \|access-date=13 July 2018 \|date=13 July 2018\|author1-link=The Economic Times }}</ref>		He retired from all formats of cricket on 13 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=The Economic Times \|title=Mohammad Kaif announces retirement from competitive cricket \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/mohammad-kaif-announces-retirement-from-competitive-cricket/articleshow/64974330.cms \|access-date=13 July 2018 \|date=13 July 2018\|author1-link=The Economic Times }}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	Kaif was born in a middle-class family on 1 December 1980 in [[Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh]], India. He started his career from Green Park Hostel, [[Kanpur]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29990.html \|title=Mohammad Kaif \|publisher=Cricinfo \|access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> His father [[Mohammad Tarif\|Mohammad Tarif Ansari]] played for the [[Railways cricket team]] and the [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team]] .<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/smat-09/content/player/35498.html \|title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Players – Tarif \|publisher=Cricinfo \|access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref> His brother [[Mohammad Saif (cricketer, born 1976)\|Mohammad Saif]] plays for [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team]] & [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/smat-09/content/player/33786.html \|title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Players – Saif \|publisher=Cricinfo \|access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref>		Kaif was born in a middle-class family on 1 December 1980 in [[Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh]], India. He started his career from Green Park Hostel, [[Kanpur]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29990.html \|title=Mohammad Kaif \|publisher=Cricinfo \|access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> His father [[Mohammad Tarif\|Mohammad Tarif Ansari]] played for the [[Railways cricket team]] and the [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team]] .<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/smat-09/content/player/35498.html \|title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Players – Tarif \|publisher=Cricinfo \|access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref> His brother [[Mohammad Saif (cricketer, born 1976)\|Mohammad Saif]] plays for [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team]] & [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/smat-09/content/player/33786.html \|title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Players – Saif \|publisher=Cricinfo \|access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref>

	Kaif is married to ~~Puja~~ Yadav, a [[Noida]] based journalist. They both tied the knot in 2011.<ref name="HT">{{cite news \|title=Kaif caught, bowled by Delhi girl \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/kaif-caught-bowled-by-delhi-girl/story-43tn6NMI9Z0UsCLiaQmlWK.html \|access-date=22 March 2020 \|work=Hindustan Times \|date=29 March 2011 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322224844/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/kaif-caught-bowled-by-delhi-girl/story-43tn6NMI9Z0UsCLiaQmlWK.html \|archive-date=22 March 2020 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		Kaif is married to Pooja Yadav, a [[Noida]] based journalist. They both tied the knot in 2011.<ref name="HT">{{cite news \|title=Kaif caught, bowled by Delhi girl \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/kaif-caught-bowled-by-delhi-girl/story-43tn6NMI9Z0UsCLiaQmlWK.html \|access-date=22 March 2020 \|work=Hindustan Times \|date=29 March 2011 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322224844/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/kaif-caught-bowled-by-delhi-girl/story-43tn6NMI9Z0UsCLiaQmlWK.html \|archive-date=22 March 2020 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==Early days==		==Early days==
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| birth_place = [[Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh]], India
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| bowling = Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]]
| role = [[all rounder (cricket)|Batsman]]
| family = [[Mohammad Tarif]] (father)<br>[[Mohammad Saif (cricketer, born 1976)|Mohammad Saif]] (brother)
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| testdebutdate = 2 March
| testdebutyear = 2000
| testdebutagainst = South Africa
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| lasttestyear = 2006
| lasttestagainst = West Indies
| odidebutdate = 28 January
| odidebutyear = 2002
| odidebutagainst = England
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| lastodidate = 29 November
| lastodiyear = 2006
| lastodiagainst = South Africa
| odishirt = 11
| club1 = [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]
| year1 = 1998–2014
| club2 = [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]]
| year2 = 2014–2016
| club3 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| year3 = 2008–2009
| club4 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| year4 = 2010
| club5 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| year5 = 2011–2013
| club6 = [[Chhattisgarh cricket team|Chhattisgarh]]
| year6 = 2016–2018
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| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
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| bat avg3 = 41.88
| 100s/50s1 = 1/3
| 100s/50s2 = 2/17
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| top score2 = 111[[not out|*]]
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| catches/stumpings2 = 55/–
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| date = 9 October
| year = 2017
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'''Mohammad Kaif''' ({{audio|Mohammed_Kaif.ogg|pronunciation}}) (born 1 December 1980) is a former Indian cricketer, who played Tests and [[One Day International|ODI]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cricinfo |title=Mohammad Kaif |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29990.html |access-date=14 July 2018|author1-link=Cricinfo }}</ref> 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 [[2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|Under-19 World Cup]] in 2000.

He took retirement from all the formats of cricket on 13 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=The Economic Times |title=Mohammad Kaif announces retirement from competitive cricket |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/mohammad-kaif-announces-retirement-from-competitive-cricket/articleshow/64974330.cms |access-date=13 July 2018 |date=13 July 2018|author1-link=The Economic Times }}</ref>

==Personal life==

Kaif was born in a middle-class family on 1 December 1980 in [[Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh]], India. He started his career from Green Park Hostel, [[Kanpur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29990.html |title=Mohammad Kaif |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref> His father [[Mohammad Tarif|Mohammad Tarif Ansari]] played for the [[Railways cricket team]] and the [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team]] .<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/smat-09/content/player/35498.html |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Players – Tarif |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref> His brother [[Mohammad Saif (cricketer, born 1976)|Mohammad Saif]] plays for [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team]] & [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/smat-09/content/player/33786.html |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Players – Saif |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref>

Kaif is married to Puja Yadav, a [[Noida]] based journalist. They both tied the knot in 2011.<ref name="HT">{{cite news |title=Kaif caught, bowled by Delhi girl |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/kaif-caught-bowled-by-delhi-girl/story-43tn6NMI9Z0UsCLiaQmlWK.html |access-date=22 March 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=29 March 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322224844/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/kaif-caught-bowled-by-delhi-girl/story-43tn6NMI9Z0UsCLiaQmlWK.html |archive-date=22 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Early days==
As of July 2005, Kaif was one of the only five{{Speculation inline|date=october 2020}} cricketers from Uttar Pradesh state to have represented India on international level.<ref>Times of India</ref>{{Failed verification|date=October 2020}} In 2009, the Indian team was well represented by Uttar Pradesh with as many as three regulars, [[Suresh Raina]], [[Praveen Kumar]] and [[R. P. Singh|Rudra Pratap Singh]] in the ODI team.
He was the captain of both [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]] and [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]. He also captained the national ODI team in the 2005/06 [[Challenger Trophy]] in the absence of regular captain [[Rahul Dravid]].

== International career ==

Kaif made his Test debut in 2000 against [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] in [[Bangalore]] soon after, and was selected in the first intake of the [[National Cricket Academy]] in [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Partab |last=Ramchand |title=First list of NCA trainees |url=http://feedsuk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2000/APR/029816_CI_15APR2000.html |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] |date=15 April 2000 |access-date=8 February 2007}}</ref>

His early international career was considered patchy, with the occasional outstanding performance backed up by ordinary batting. His most famous feat was helping India chase down 326 with 87* (off 75 balls) in the 2002 [[NatWest Series]] Final. The effort earned him his first [[Man of the Match]] award.

In the series against [[Bangladeshi cricket team|Bangladesh]] in late 2004, he was named Man of the Series award for his consistency in all the three [[One Day International|ODIs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=India bag series in style - Final ODI - Yuvraj smashes 69 off 32 balls after big guns boom|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/india-bag-series-in-style-final-odi-yuvraj-smashes-69-off-32-balls-after-big-guns-boom/cid/1042839|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

Kaif earned himself a Test cap against [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] while he was quite young at the age of 20, though soon later he was dropped from the national side because of some ordinary performances. Kaif made a good comeback to the Test side against [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] late in 2004 scoring two half-centuries.

He was a quick runner between the wickets and an excellent cover fielder, most notable for his agility and throwing accuracy. He holds the record for the most catches by a fielder in a [[Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] match – four, against Sri Lanka in the 2003 World Cup at Johannesburg on 10 March 2003.

=== Middle Order ===
The team management tend to use him in the middle order, though his successes have almost always come playing high up – at number 3 rather on number 7. He was often seen scoring more runs while he got some time to settle on the pitch. His usual position in domestic games and in county cricket has been at number 3. But given the number of players in that mould, such as Dravid, Raina, and Yuvraj, Kaif found it difficult to play at the number 3 spot on a consistent basis. With the arrival of [[Greg Chappell]] and [[Rahul Dravid]] being appointed captain, the number 3 slot was given to either [[Irfan Pathan]] or [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] to accelerate the scoring rate.

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. But he found a place in the four Tests in the West Indies, after Sachin Tendulkar was injured. He scored 148 not out in the second Test, his maiden Test century.

In late 2006, he was dropped from the ODI team and Test squad. In April 2008, he was recalled to the Test squad for the Second Test against South Africa but did not play.

His techniques of quick running between the wickets whilst rotating the strike but reducing considerable pressure while chasing without even playing much boundaries as well as his ability to break down the chase being in the middle-order has been observed as an adaptation of a similar approach by [[Michael Bevan]].<ref>https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/cricket/bevan-dhoni-and-the-art-of-finishing/articleshow/16174336.cms</ref>

=== Fielding ===
He was one of the best fielders in the Indian cricket team, along with [[Yuvraj Singh]]. Yuvraj would be positioned on point and Kaif in the covers, and it was a tough call for the opposition to score past this pair; the standard of Indian fielding improved significantly when they were on the field. Unfortunately, many times Kaif couldn't be in the "playing 11" as Yuvraj served the purpose of an all-rounder and was a senior player in the team.

==Domestic career==
Kaif represented the victorious [[Rajasthan Royals]] in the inaugural edition of the [[Indian Premier League]] in 2008. He was bought for US$685,000 as an iconic player. Even though he played in all the matches for the team, he had a poor run in the series, mustering only 176 runs at an average of 16. On 15 April 2009, he was axed by Rajasthan Royals team management, which cited his poor form and cost-cutting for the omission from the squad for the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/component/latest_cricket_news/Story/12993/kaif-axed-from-rajasthan-royals/ |title=Kaif axed from RR, Warne blasts ICC | Cricket News |publisher=Cricbuzz.com |date=15 April 2009 |access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref>

Kaif was bought for US$250,000 by [[Kings XI Punjab]] to play in [[2010 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/445020.html |title=Kieron Pollard, Shane Bond attract maximum bids at IPL auction | Cricket News | Indian Premier League 2010 | ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Cricinfo.com |access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref>

Kaif was bought by [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] to play in [[2011 Indian Premier League]], in the third round of bidding. He was the only player was requested to appear for bidding for the third time. Later in an interview, [[Subrata Roy]] of [[Sahara India]] stated that he requested a third round of bidding because he thought that Kaif should find a place in an IPL team.

== Coaching career ==

In February 2017, [[Gujarat Lions]] named Kaif assistant coach of [[Brad Hodge]] for [[2017 Indian Premier League]].
He was named the assistant coach for [[Delhi Capitals]] for the [[2019 Indian Premier League]] and [[2020 Indian Premier League]].

==Beyond cricket==
===Political career===

He joined [[Indian National Congress]] and contested [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Loksabha election]] from [[Phulpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phulpur]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], and lost to [[Keshav Prasad Maurya]] of the BJP.<ref name=toik>{{cite news |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Congress-releases-first-list-of-candidates-for-Lok-Sabha-polls/articleshow/31682561.cms |title=Congress's first list for LS polls: Rahul, Sonia, Nilekani among 194 candidates named |date=8 March 2014 |access-date=8 March 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=PTI}}</ref>

== References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/70/mohammad-kaif Mohammad Kaif – Profile and Stats – Cricbuzz.com]
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