Navdeep Saini is an Indian cricketer who plays for the team India. Navdeep Saini was born on Nov 23, 1992; and as of 2024, he is 32 years old. Navdeep Saini is a bowler from Karnal, Haryana and bowls fast seam.
In his Test career to date, Navdeep Saini has played 2 matches to date in his Test career and he took 4 wickets, with an average of 43.00, conceding nearly 4.11 runs per over with a best individual figure of 2 for 54.
Navdeep Saini ODI career has played 8 matches to date in his ODI career and he took 6 wickets, with an average of 80.17, conceding nearly 6.87 runs per over with a best individual figure of 2 for 58.
Navdeep Saini has played 11 matches to date in his T20 career and he took 13 wickets, with an average of 18.08, conceding nearly 7.16 runs per over with a best individual figure of 3 for 17.
He made his IPL debut in 2019. Navdeep Saini has played 32 matches to date in his IPL career and he took 23 wickets, with an average of 42.35, conceding nearly 8.88 runs per over with a best individual figure of 3/40.
In the IPL Auction 2024, the Rajasthan franchise acquired the services of Navdeep Saini for Rs 2.60 Cr. In May 2023, he played his last IPL match against Punjab at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, India, and had bowling figures of 40/3.
Navdeep Saini Biography
| Full name | Navdeep Amarjeet Saini |
| Nick Name | Navy |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Nov 23, 1992 (31 years) |
| Birth Place | Karnal, Haryana |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Sagittarius |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Country | India |
| Cricket Role | Bowler |
| Father name | Amarjeet Singh Saini (Worked as driver in Haryana’s government department) |
| Mother name | Name Not Known (Homemaker) |
| Siblings | Brother– Mandeep Singh Saini (Elder) Sister– Not Known |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | Swati Asthana (air hostess, fashion vlogger) |
| Children | |
| Education Qualification | |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Current Residence | Karnal, Haryana, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Batting Style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling Style | Right arm Fast |
| Domestic Cricket debut | |
| International Debut | Test– 7 January 2021 against Australia in Sydney ODI– 22 December 2019 against West Indies in Cuttack T20– 3 August 2019 against West Indies at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground |
| Teams | Delhi, India A, Delhi Capitals, India Green, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rest of India, India, India B, India C, Rajasthan Royals, Leicestershire, Kent, North Zone, Worcestershire |
Navdeep Saini Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters– 178 cm in meters– 1.78 m in feet inches– 5’ 10” |
| Weight | in kilograms– 65 kg in pounds– 143 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 38 inches – Waist: 30 inches – Biceps: 14 inches |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
Navdeep Saini Profile
Navdeep Saini, the right-arm medium fast bowler helped the team achieve great heights during the 2017-18 domestic home season. Riding high on his 34 wickets, Delhi reached the Ranji Trophy final, where they were upstaged by Vidarbha.
Hailing from Karnal, Saini is a deceptive pacer, who relies more on swing and accuracy rather than pace. As a result of his superlative performances throughout the domestic season, Saini was the epicentre of a bidding war between various franchises and his services was finally won by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for a whopping INR 3 crores ahead of IPL 2019.
His international career also got a kick-start as he made his ODI and T20I debuts for India in 2019. And was given his Test cap when most of the Indian fast bowlers got injured down under. He made his debut in Sydney and then went to play the famous Perth Test as well. Injuries have plagued him and that also hasn’t helped his consistency with the ball. He signed for Kent in July 2022 for a brief stint in county cricket.
IPL through the years
Navdeep’s T20 debut for Delhi happened in 2016 and erstwhile Delhi Daredevils pocketed him for his base price of Rs. 10 Lakhs INR ahead of IPL 2017. He got to warm the benches only. But his honeymoon run at the domestic level saw RCB emptying 3 Crores INR ahead of IPL 2019. He was a regular in the RCB squad for IPL 2019 and IPL 2020. But RCB’s misfortunes in the IPL meant he slipped into obscurity as well as his economy rate continued to be an issue. He stayed with RCB till 2021 before RR picked him for the 2022 IPL. However, he played only two games without turning a lot of heads.
Navdeep Saini Career Stats
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 4 | 251 | 172 | 4 | 2/54 | 4/119 | 43.00 | 4.11 | 62.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 8 | 8 | 420 | 481 | 6 | 2/58 | 2/58 | 80.16 | 6.87 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 11 | 9 | 197 | 235 | 13 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 18.07 | 7.15 | 15.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 66 | 113 | 10596 | 5388 | 184 | 6/32 | 7/79 | 29.28 | 3.05 | 57.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| List A | 68 | 68 | 3457 | 3077 | 101 | 5/46 | 5/46 | 30.46 | 5.34 | 34.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 85 | 83 | 1765 | 2249 | 73 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 30.80 | 7.64 | 24.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4.00 | 27 | 29.62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 8 | 5 | 3 | 107 | 45 | 53.50 | 137 | 78.10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| T20Is | 11 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11* | – | 11 | 109.09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FC | 66 | 70 | 30 | 427 | 50* | 10.67 | 968 | 44.11 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| List A | 68 | 33 | 21 | 249 | 45 | 20.75 | 439 | 56.71 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| T20s | 85 | 18 | 12 | 63 | 12* | 10.50 | 77 | 81.81 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Navdeep Saini IPL Auction Price History
Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.00 Cr | Bangalore |
| 2019 | 3.00 Cr | Bangalore |
| 2020 | 3.00 Cr | Bangalore |
| 2021 | 3.00 Cr | Bangalore |
| 2022 | 2.60 Cr | Rajasthan |
| 2023 | 2.60 Cr | Rajasthan |
| 2024 | 2.60 Cr | Rajasthan |
Navdeep Saini’s Social Media Accounts
| Navdeep Saini (@navdeep_saini10_official) | |
| Navdeep Saini (@navdeepsaini96) | |
| Wikipedia | Navdeep Saini |
Some Lesser-Known Facts About Navdeep Saini
- Does Navdeep Saini smoke?: Not Known
- Does Navdeep Saini drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Navdeep belongs to a middle-class Sikh family.
- His grandfather Karam Singh Saini was a subedar and jeep driver for the Indian National Army and was serving under Subhas Chandra Bose in Tokyo, Japan.
- He always dreamt of becoming a professional cricketer but he couldn’t afford it during his young days and used to play cricket with the tennis ball.
- He first appeared in the trials of the Karnal Premier League (KPL) tournament that was organized by Narwal from where he then became recognized.
- He later got the chance to play for India A against New Zealand A.
- After that, he travelled to South Africa along with the Indian team where he played as a net bowler.
- In 2013, he got selected for the ‘Delhi cricket team and made his first-class debut in the 2013-14 Ranji Trophy against ‘Vidarbha’ in Delhi, in which he picked 2 wickets.
- In 2017, ‘Delhi Daredevils’ (DD) bought him for Rs. 10 lakhs for the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.
- In 2018, ‘Royal Challengers Bangalore’ (RCB) bought him for Rs. 3 crores for the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.
- On 30 May 2021, he shared a video on Twitter that went viral. In the video, Navdeep was seeing showing off his ‘Harley-Davidson’ bike. Netizens also criticized the way he was blowing dust with his wike.
