Nitin Saini (born 28 October 1988) is a cricketer who plays for

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ...

in Indian domestic cricket. He has also played for the

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franchise team

Kings XI Punjab Punjab Kings (PBKS) are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, Punjab, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Established in 2008 as the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), the franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zi ...

. Saini is a right-hand

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batsman who usually opens the batting.Srinivasan K (2016
Nitin Saini ensures draw for Haryana
'' The Hindu'', 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2018-04-03.

Career

Saini made his

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debut for Haryana at the age of 18 against Saurashtra during the 2006/07 season of the

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. He earned a permanent spot for his state side with impressive performances in all three formats of the game. In the 2011/12 season he scored 631 runs in eight matches at a

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of 40, scoring five fifties and a hundred.Panwar D (2016
I saw death right at my doorstep during Jat reservation agitation: Haryana opener Nitin Saini
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'', 2016-12-25. Retrieved 2018-04-03. Soon after he signed a contract with Kings XI Punjab to play in the

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, only playing for the side in the one season.Nitin Saini
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-04-03. Saini scored over 900 runs in the 2016/17 Ranji Trophy, one of the highest aggregates in the trophy's history.

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