Nitin Saini
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
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| 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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