RP Singh Congratulates Navdeep Saini For His Maiden Call-up

Former Indian fast bowler Rudra Pratap (RP) Singh has congratulated Navdeep Saini for his maiden call-up into Indian Test squad. Delhi’s fast bowler made the cut into the team after Mohammed Shami failed to clear the Yo-Yo test on Monday (June 11).

Meanwhile, Saini was able to reap rewards for having a successful Ranji Trophy season for his domestic side Delhi. The fast bowler is well known to clock on the consistent basis of over 140 kph.

Navdeep Saini had impressed with his performances in Ranji:

Thus, it would be a great opportunity for the 25-year old Saini if he is given a chance in the playing XI against Afghanistan.

India will take on Afghanistan on June 14 at Bengaluru in the historic One-off Test.

Meanwhile, Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)roped introduced Saini in the recently concluded season eleven.

However, the fast bowler didn’t get a chance to play in any matches in the Twenty20 tournament.

Navdeep Saini gave credit to his former Delhi skipper Gautam Gambhir for his success.

More often. Gambhir had backed the youngster in his young days as a cricketer.

Saini also credited India A coach Rahul Dravid and RCB bowling mentor Ashish Nehra for their valuable inputs from time-to-time.

Meanwhile, Saini best performance came against Bengal in the semifinal clash of the Ranji Trophy.

The Delhi fast bowler scalped seven wickets in that match.

Furthermore, the right-handed fast bowler Saini took a total of 34 wickets in the eight Ranji Trophy matches. He represented Delhi in the 2017-18 season.

Thus, he reaped rich fruits for his hard work in the domestic circuit. RP Singh took to Twitter to congratulate Navdeep Saini.

RP post read as, “Good to see Delhi pacer Navdeep Saini make it to the Indian squad for the One-off test against Afghanistan. Hope he extracts a great deal from his first call-up to the Indian team. #INDvAFG”.

Good to see Delhi pacer Navdeep Saini make it to the Indian squad for the One-off test against Afghanistan. Hope he extracts a great deal from his first call-up to the Indian team. #INDvAFG

— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) June 11, 2018