Navdeep Saini
Personal information
Full name
Navdeep Amarjeet Saini
Born (1992-11-23) 23 November 1992
Karnal, Haryana, India
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1][2]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 299)7 January 2021 v Australia
Last Test15 January 2021 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 229)22 December 2019 v West Indies
Last ODI23 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.96
T20I debut (cap 80)3 August 2019 v West Indies
Last T20I28 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.96
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–2018Delhi
2018–2021Royal Challengers Bangalore
2022Rajasthan Royals
2022Kent
2023Worcestershire
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 April 2022

Navdeep Amarjeet Saini (born 23 November 1992) is an Indian cricketer , born in Karnal, Haryana. He has played for Delhi since 2013. He made his international debut for the India cricket team in August 2019.[3]

Early life

Navdeep Saini was born on 23 November 1992 in Karnal, Haryana. His father, a driver, was employed with the government of Haryana.[4] His grandfather Karam Singh, an independence activist, was a part of Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army.[5][6]

Domestic career

Saini made his Twenty20 debut on 2 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[7]

In February 2017, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs.[8] In January 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2018 IPL auction for 3 crores.[9]

He was the leading wicket-taker for Delhi in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 34 dismissals in eight matches.[10] He was also the leading wicket-taker for Delhi in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with sixteen dismissals in eight matches.[11] In October 2018, he was named in India C's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[12] The following month, he was named as one of eight players to watch ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.[13]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the 2022 Indian Premier League auction.[14] In July 2022, he signed a short-term deal with Kent to play up to three County Championship and five One-Day Cup matches in England.[15] He made his debut against Warwickshire and took seven wickets, including a five-wicket haul in the first innings.[16][17]

International career

In June 2018, he was added to India's Test squad for their one-off match against Afghanistan as a replacement for Mohammed Shami, but he did not play.[18] In April 2019, he was named as a standby bowler for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[19]

In July 2019, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against the West Indies.[20] He made his T20I debut against the West Indies on 3 August 2019.[21] He took three wickets from his four overs, including Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer in two consecutive deliveries. He bowled a wicket-maiden in the last over of the innings, dismissing Kieron Pollard. He was named the man of the match.[22] In December 2019, he was added to India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their home series against the West Indies.[23] He made his ODI debut for India, also against the West Indies, on 22 December 2019.[24] In February 2020, he was named in India's Test squad for their series against New Zealand.[25] In October 2020, he was again named in India's Test squad, this time for their series against Australia.[26] However, Saini could not play the whole tour due to a back spasm.[27] He made his Test debut for India on 7 January 2021, against Australia, taking the wicket of fellow debutant Will Pucovski, as his maiden dismissal in Test cricket.[28]

References

  1. ↑ Navdeep Saini's profile on Cricbuzz
  2. ↑ Navdeep Saini's profile on Sportskeeda
  3. ↑ "Navdeep Saini". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Jain, Sahil (11 June 2018). "Navdeep Saini: India's latest pace sensation". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Venugopal, Arun (19 December 2017). "The making of Navdeep Saini". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Whenever I speak about Gautam Gambhir, I get emotional, says Navdeep Saini". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group C: Delhi v Railways at Vadodara, Jan 2, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Delhi batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 - Delhi: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Eight players to watch out for in Ranji Trophy 2018-19". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "IPL Auction 2022: From Navdeep Saini to Yuzvendra Chahal, full list of players bought by RR". Firstpost. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "Navdeep Saini joins Kent for overseas stint". Kent Cricket. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  16. ↑ Chhabria, Vinay. ""Sometimes, it is cloudy and then the sun is out"- Navdeep Saini comments on playing county cricket after winning Man of the Match award". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Watch: Navdeep Saini takes five-fer on County debut, receives ovation from Kent players; Fan says 'build him a statue'". Hindustan Times. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Shami out of Afghanistan Test after failing fitness Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "Navdeep Saini named standbys for World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  20. ↑ "MS Dhoni out of West Indies tour, Hardik Pandya rested". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "1st T20I, India tour of United States of America and West Indies at Lauderhill, Aug 3 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  22. ↑ "Debutant Saini stars as India edge low scoring thriller in Florida". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  23. ↑ "Navdeep Saini Replaces Deepak Chahar In India Side For Third ODI Vs West Indies". News Nation. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  24. ↑ "3rd ODI, West Indies tour of India at Cuttack, Dec 22 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  25. ↑ "India in New Zealand - Prithvi Shaw returns to Test squad, Mayank Agarwal in for ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  26. ↑ "India squads for tour of Australia: Rohit Sharma not part of India squads to tour Down Under". Sport Star. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  27. ↑ "Navdeep Saini Sustains Back Injury; Back-Up Named". Cricfit. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  28. ↑ "3rd Test, Sydney, Jan 7 - Jan 11 2021, India tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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