Mohammad Kaif
Remembered best for his NatWest heroics, as well as his electric fielding in the covers, Mohammad Kaif faded after a string of poor performances and the emergence of a younger generation of middle-order batsmen.
He played 125 ODIs and 13 Tests for the national side, and last represented the Indian team in 2006. Although he was the captain of the Uttar Pradesh side for a long time, he couldn’t reclaim his spot.
He turned to politics in 2014, and contested in the Lok Sabha elections on a congress ticket. However, his stint turned out to be an unsuccessful one, as he lost out in his hometown, Allahabad.
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