Nitin Saini

Nitin Saini
Personal information
Full name Nitin Saini
Born 28 October 1988
Rohtak, Haryana, India
Batting style Right-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006/07–present Haryana
2012–present Kings XI Punjab
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20
Matches 29 27 20
Runs scored 1744 723 320
Batting average 34.19 30.12 20.00
100s/50s 3/12 1/3 0/1
Top score 150 105 50
Balls bowled 205 18 -
Wickets 4 0 -
Bowling average 29.75 - -
5 wickets in innings 0 0 -
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 2/28 - -
Catches/stumpings 73/8 31/7 16/6
Source: Cricinfo, 3 May 2012

Nitin Saini (born 28 October 1988 in Rohtak, Haryana, India) is a cricketer who plays for Haryana in Indian domestic cricket. He also plays for the IPL franchise team Kings XI Punjab. Saini is a right-hand wicket-keeper batsman who usually opens the batting.

Career

Saini made his first-class debut for Haryana at the age of 18 against Saurashtra during the 2006-07 season of Ranji Trophy. He has earned a permanent spot for his state side with impressive performances in all three formats of the game. In the 2011/12 season of Ranji Trophy, he made 631 runs in 8 matches at an average of 40, scoring five fifties and a hundred. Soon after, Kings XI Punjab signed a domestic contract with him.

Season by season performance in Ranji Trophy

Season Matches Innings Runs Ave HS 100s 50s
2011/12 8 16 631 39.43 112 1 5
2010/11 7 12 535 44.58 150 1 4
2009/10 6 9 188 20.88 61 0 2
2008/09 5 8 243 30.37 125 1 0

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