he was one of the best fielders in the indian cricket team, along with yuvraj singh. yuvraj would be positioned on point and kaif in the covers, and it was a tough call for the opposition to score past this pair; the standard of indian fielding improved significantly when they were on the field. unfortunately, many times kaif couldn't be in the "playing 11" as yuvraj served the purpose of an all-rounder and was a senior player in the team.