Mohammad Saif (cricketer, born 1996) explained

Mohammad Saif
Country:India
Birth Date:30 August 1996
Birth Place:Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Club1:Uttar Pradesh
Year1:2014/15–2020/21
Club2:Railways
Year2:2021/22–present
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/642523.html ESPNcricinfo

Mohammad Saif (born 30 August 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Railways in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed batsman who played four Youth ODIs and one Youth Test for India Under-19 cricket team in 2013. He scored 86 on his first-class debut against Railways in February 2015.

Saif was named the best under-16 cricketer at the BCCI Awards in 2012. His father Khurshid Raza had played cricket at the club level. From the age of 13, Saif received training from Deepak Sharma who had previously coached international cricketers like Suresh Raina and R. P. Singh.[1]

He made his List A debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 5 February 2018.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 9 November 2021, for Railways in the 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shah. Wajiha. Under-16 topper Saif makes his mark. Indian Express. 23 July 2015. 22 November 2012.
  2. Web site: Group B, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Bilaspur, Feb 5 2018 . 5 February 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
  3. Web site: Elite, Group D, Delhi, Nov 9 2021, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy . ESPNcricinfo . 9 November 2021.