The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Bangalore: India discard Mohammed Kaif struck a useful unbeaten half century (68) to help India 'A' recover from a disastrous start as the hosts reached 180 for four on the first day of the three-day match against Australia 'a' here Wednesday.
India eNews (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
Delhi fast bowler Ishant Sharma troubled the ROI batsmen in a long fiery first spell this morning. He bowled five maiden overs on the trot and overnight batsman Subramaniam Badrinath (36) played on for the second time in the match. Mohammed Kaif survived one ball before snicking Sharma to wicketkeeper Puneet Bisht. Kaif thus lost an opportunity to impress the selectors.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
... that seemed imminent for Aakash never really came as he nibbled at a Munaf delivery and Mohammed Kaif took a spectacular one-handed catch at second slip.Having tasted success, Munaf started breathing fire and got rid of Virat Kohli with a rising delivery which the youngster could only glide to Mahendra Singh Dhoni behind the stumps.Sehwag decided offence is the best defence and stepped...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
... also failed to do justice to their reputation. At No.3, S. Badrinath was a complete letdown, while Mohammed Kaif withered before he could really bloom.In the morning, Jaffer and Dravid looked as different as chalk and cheese. If Jaffer cantered, Dravid crawled and the former India captain looked in all sorts of trouble against Ishant, who somehow managed to derive awkward bounce from...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
... thrown by the selectors and prove that he is not past the sell-by date.Interestingly, teammate Mohammed Kaif is more or less in a similar tricky situation. Once touted the future captain, Kaif’s has been one of the most incredible slides in recent times till he finally arrested the free-fall and clawed his way back into the reckoning.The cultured 94 for India A against the...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008
... consecutive days from Friday before returning on Monday.Left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Mohammed Kaif, Wasim Jaffar, Gautam Gambhir and Munaf Patel are also expected to figure in their respective squads.The participating teams are Punjab Cricket Club, BPCL, Mumbai, St Bank of Hyderabad, HPCA Academy, ONGC-Delhi, Assam CA, St Bank of Mysore-Bangalore, Indian Oil Corp-Mumbai,...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
... the side,” the former India Test skipper told DNA.It was a surprise that Uttar Pradesh batsman Mohammed Kaif made it to the virtual Test squad for the Australia series. Who would have thought that Kaif, whose international career was fading once he was dropped from the Indian squad South Africa series in 2006.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
SAMBARAN BANERJEE: It’s very unfortunate that a former captain is being treated like this… I would like to know the basis for the decision. The Fab Four didn’t do well in Sri Lanka but why only single out Sourav? And look who is the replacement… Mohammed Kaif, who had played his best cricket some ten years ago! This sort of judgement sends the wrong signals to the youngsters. GOPAL BOSE:...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
... (c), Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman, Wasim Jaffer, M.S. Dhoni (vice-captain, wk), Mohammed Kaif, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, R.P. Singh, Parthiv Patel (wk) and Ashok Dinda.India A: S. Badrinath (c), Suresh Raina (vc), Robin Uthappa, Swapnil Asnodkar, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Abhishek Nayar, Irfan Pathan, Praveen Kumar, Dhaval Kulkarni,...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
... Vengsarkar-led five-member committee provided a fresh lease of life to the stuttering career of Mohammed Kaif by including him for the season-opening clash touted as a virtual selection trial for the upcoming Test series against the mighty Australian squad.A surprise inclusion was Bengal medium pacer Ashok Dinda who was impressive in the May-June Indian Premier League while Mumbai...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... a delayed start due to wet outfield, India could add another 104 runs before being bowled out with Mohammed Kaif top-scoring with a well-made 94.Kaif hit 15 fours and a six in his 204-ball knock before being caught by Doug Bollinger off Marcus North. He was involved in a 95-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Virat Kohli, who fell for 49 (4x4; 1x6). Then came a valuable...
India eNews (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
... team. All these teams will be a mixture of international and national level players.Players like Mohammed Kaif, Yusuf Pathan, Ishant Sharma, Manpreet Goni, Naved Latif and Taufiq Umar are participating in this tournament, said Singh, who is a grandson of Haryana's former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala.Singh said: 'Our curators have been trained in Australia and they have made...
Big News Network.com (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
... team. All these teams will be a mixture of international and national level players.Players like Mohammed Kaif, Yusuf Pathan, Ishant Sharma, Manpreet Goni, Naved Latif and Taufiq Umar are participating in this tournament, said Singh, who is a grandson of Haryana's former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala.Singh said: 'Our curators have been trained in Australia and they have made...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
... team. All these teams will be a mixture of international and national level players.Players like Mohammed Kaif, Yusuf Pathan, Ishant Sharma, Manpreet Goni, Naved Latif and Taufiq Umar are participating in this tournament, said Singh, who is a grandson of Haryana's former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala. Singh said: "Our curators have been trained in Australia and they have made...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
... North, Peter Forrest, Phillip Hughes. India ‘A’: S Badrinath (C), Parthiv Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, Mohammed Kaif, Cheteshwar Pujara, Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla, S Sreesanth, Vinay Kumar, S R Tyagi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohnish Parmar, Sahil Kukreja, Amit Mishra.
