'Vice-captains have been dropped before as well' - Ex-batter wants India to pick Samson over Shubman Gill
"Drop Shubman Gill and pick Sanju Samson as the opener"
13 Dec 2025
2 MinMohammad Kaif
India
Current Series
Full Name
Mohammad Kaif
Nationality
India
Other Name
Mohammad Kaif
Role
Batter
Birth Date
01 Dec 1980 (45y 13d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 13 | 22 | 3 | 624 | 148 | 32.84 | 1548 | 40.31 | 1 | 3 |
| odi | 125 | 110 | 24 | 2753 | 111 | 32.01 | 3822 | 72.03 | 2 | 17 |
| t20 | 75 | 68 | 11 | 1237 | 70 | 21.70 | 1201 | 102.99 | -- | 7 |
| fc | 186 | 289 | 24 | 10229 | 202 | 38.60 | -- | -- | 19 | 59 |
| list a | 269 | 248 | 42 | 7763 | 151 | 37.68 | -- | -- | 6 | 59 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 13 | 1 | 3.00 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 1.33 | -- | -- | -- |
| odi | 125 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| t20 | 75 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| fc | 186 | -- | 247.20 | 715 | 20 | 3/4 | 35.75 | 2.89 | 74.2 | -- | -- |
| list a | 269 | -- | 194.20 | 1009 | 33 | 4/23 | 30.57 | 5.19 | 35.3 | 2 | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSO vs GG | 0 | 11 Oct 2024 | Srinagar | t20 |
| IC vs GG | 40 | 07 Oct 2024 | Jammu | t20 |
| MT vs GG | 34 | 05 Oct 2024 | Jammu | t20 |
| SSS vs GG | 10 | 26 Sep 2024 | Jodhpur | t20 |
| SSS vs GG | 5 | 23 Sep 2024 | Jodhpur | t20 |
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