Mohammad Kaif
Mohammad Kaif biography, wiki, age, date of birth, height, affairs, wife, children, family, education, net worth, religion, caste & more
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Name | Mohammad Kaif (मोहम्मद कैफ) |
Nickname | Kaifu |
Profession | Former International Cricketer |
Major teams | India (2000-2006) Uttar Pradesh (1998-2014) Andhra Pradesh (2014-2016) Chhattisgarh (2016-2018) Rajasthan Royals (2008-2009) Kings XI Punjab (2010) Royal Challengers Bangalore (2011-2013) Derbyshire Leicestershire |
Date of Birth | December 1, 1980 |
Age (In 2022) | 42 Years |
Birth Place | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Residence | 30/8A/8, P.D.Tondon Road, Civil Lines, Allahabad 1 |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Islam |
Caste | Gurjar |
Mother Tongue | Urdu |
Zodiac / Sun sign | Sagittarius |
Height | in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 11in |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Family and Marriage Details | |
Marital Status | Married |
Wife/Spouse | Pooja Yadav Kaif (Noida based Journalist) |
Marriage Date | March 26, 2011 |
Children | |
Son(s) | Kabir Kaif |
Daughter(s) | Eva Nina Kaif |
Parents | |
Father | Mohammad Tarif (Former Ranji Player) |
Mother | Kaisar Jahan |
Sibling(s) | |
Brother(s) | Mohammad Saif (Former Ranji Player) |
Cricket Information | |
Playing role | Batsman |
Batting style | Right-handed bat |
Bowling style | Right-arm Off break |
Test debut | India v South Africa at Bengaluru, Mar 2-6, 2000 |
Last Test | West Indies v India at Kingston, Jun 30-Jul 2, 2006 |
ODI debut | India v England at Kanpur, Jan 28, 2002 |
Last ODI | South Africa v India at Port Elizabeth, Nov 29, 2006 |
T20 debut | Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 14, 2003 |
Last T20 | Chhattisgarh v Madhya Pradesh at Jaipur, Feb 4, 2017 |
Education Details | |
School | Mlaps Inter College, Soroan, Allahabad |
College | Did not attended |
Educational Qualification | 12th Pass |
twitter.com/MohammadKaif (1.4m followers) | |
facebook.com/OfficialMohammadKaif (2.1m followers) | |
instagram.com/mohammadkaif87 (1m followers) | |
[email protected] [email protected] | |
Contact Number | +91-9811300786 |
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Net Worth (Approx) | Rs. 18 Crores 1 |
Alternate Names | Md Kaif Mohammed Kaif |
Mohammad Kaif is a former indian cricketer. He was the skipper of the Indian team that won the Under-19 World Cup in 2000. He was born on December 1, 1980 in a middle-class muslim family to Mohammad Tarif, a former ranji player and Kaisar Jahan. He also has an elder brother Mohammad Saif who represented Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in Ranji Trophy. | |
Kaif made his Test debut on March 2, 2000 against South Africa at Bengaluru. He scored 12 & 23 runs in his debut match. | |
He made his ODI debut on January 28, 2002 against England at Kanpur. He did not got a chance to bat in his debut odi match. | |
His most famous feat came on 13 July 2002 when he played match-winning knock of 87*(75) in the Natwest Trophy final against England. He won his first Man of the Match award for his effort. | |
Kaif met Pooja Yadav, a Noida-based journalist in 2007 through some mutual friends at a party. They dated for four years before marrying on March 26, 2011. | |
They have two kids together. Son Kabir Kaif was born on February 28, 2012 and daughter Eva Nina Kaif was born in April 2017. | |
Kaif was bought by Rajasthan Royals for USD 685,000 as an iconic player in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League in 2008. However he could score only 176 runs at an average of 16. | |
He was bought by Kings XI Punjab for USD 250,000 to play in 2010 Indian Premier League. | |
Kaif is considered to be one of India's best fielder ever. | |
He announced his retirement from all formats of cricket on July 13, 2018 after representing India in 13 Tests and 125 ODI. | |
He joined Indian National Congress and contested 2014 Loksabha election from Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh and lost to Keshav Prasad Maurya of the BJP. |
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