Navdeep Saini to play for Kent in ongoing home season

Indian pacer Navdeep Saini has grow to be the newest sub-continental addition to the continued home cricket season in England, with the 29-year previous signing a contract with Kent.

Saini, who final featured in skilled cricket for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022 and was a part of the India squad for the Sri Lanka tour solely a yr in the past, is because of play three County Championship matches and 5 Royal London Cup video games. This nevertheless, topic to visa and regulatory approval.

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Saini isn’t the primary Indian participant to function within the home English cricket this season with Cheteshwar Pujara (Sussex), Washington Sundar (Lancashire), Krunal Pandya (Warwickshire) and Umesh Yadav (Middlesex) already having made their look.

“It’s a great opportunity to play county cricket and I’m looking forward to giving my all for Kent,” Saini mentioned, in an announcement issued by Kent, on the brand new chapter in his cricket profession.

Kent, who’ve had a troublesome season with the ball within the County Championship, do imagine Saini to be a optimistic addition to the squad. Paul Downton, director of cricket at Kent mentioned, “In a year when it’s been difficult to take wickets, we’re excited to have the opportunity to add a fast bowler of Navdeep’s quality to our squad.”

The India right-arm fast is more likely to share share the new-ball duties for Kent with New Zealand pacer, Matt Henry. It is known that South African all-rounder, George Linde can also be on Kent’s books however the counties in England solely with the ability to area two abroad gamers within the enjoying XI makes the transfer much less believable.