There is no denying to the fact that Navdeep Saini is one of the future stars of the Indian National Cricket Team. The fast bowler has been consistently delivering at an express pace of 150 for India. He already made his debut in limited over formats and already received a call-up for the longer version of the game.
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Navdeep Saini on Thursday revealed a story of when he had amazed T20 legend, Andre Russell, with his raw pace during an Indian Premier League match. In conversation with India Today, Saini recalled the game in Kolkata when the West Indies all-rounder had told Kohli about Saini and his express deliveries that had impressed him.
Virat Kohli told me – Navdeep Saini
Navdeep Saini, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL, had surprised one of the most fearsome T20 batsman Andre Russell in an encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Saini revealed that Russell had a chat with Virat Kohli about him, which given him immense confidence.
“There was a match in Kolkata between RCB and Knight Riders when I had bowled to Russell. I had bowled really well. After that Russell told Virat paaji: “Dikhne mein to patla sa ladka hai par ladka daalta bahut tez hai (He looks thin but the lad bowls very fast)”. When Virat paaji told me later I was quite happy. When a foreign player talks about you in this way, it feels really great,” said Saini.
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Saini further talked about RCB remaining without an IPL trophy over so far. The last time they had reached the final was in 2016 where they had lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Following which they incurred two back-to-back bottom-of-the-table finish.
“Yes, I also feel the same. Before I played for them I was surprised by it. But after I played for RCB realised that all the team players, even those sitting outside, realize that the effort is the most important. Everyone is giving their 110 percent effort even though results might not show it,” replied Saini.
So far, Navdeep Saini had an exceptional journey in his cricketing career. He last played for India when the team travelled to New Zealand for the series across the formats.
