Top-5 innings by Mohammad Kaif

Indian batsman Mohammad Kaif (C) slams a
Mohammad Kaif
Indian cricketer Mhendra Singh Dhoni(R)
MS Dhoni looks on as Kaif celebrates his maiden Test ton

#5. 148 not out (243 balls) vs West Indies, India Test tour of West Indies, Gros Islet, 10-14 June 2006.

Kaif has played only a total of 12 Test matches and has just 624 runs in his credit in the longest format. 148 of those runs came against Windies in a single innings, as a Dravid-led Indian side completely dominated the opponents in their own backyard during the series of 2006.

India won the toss and elected to bat first. Day 1 was completely taken up by Sehwag as he produced a whirlwind of a knock. When compatriot Wasim Jaffer fell as the score read 159, he had taken only 43 of those runs. Sehwag continued until he was dismissed for an individual score of 180 after which captain Dravid too came up with a well-composed ton.

The score was 306/4 when Kaif entered and together with Dravid, he built a century stand. There were 40-run-partnerships with MS Dhoni and Irfan Pathan and a 33-run stand with Kumble. In the meantime, he managed to bring up his one and only Test hundred, a sublime knock that extended till his individual score read 148 not out, taking 243 balls. He hit just 12 boundaries along the way and proved how good he was playing Test cricket as well.

With Dravid declaring the innings as soon as Kumble fell, Kaif could not complete his 150. Still, it was one of his best knocks ever and also his highest score across formats in international cricket.

Dismissing Windies first for 215, India enforced a follow-on on the hosts with hopes of victory. However, the Windies played out a careful game, salvaging a draw with just three wickets remaining.

This was also Kaif's last series of playing red-ball cricket. He would go on to feature in just two more Test matches after that.

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