He didn’t quite blow the opposition away but he did have the Kiwis of a hop with his nip and pace. On the eve of the Ranji Trophy game against Madhya Pradesh, Delhi will be hoping that Saini’s optimism proves infectious. Saini’s absence means Delhi lacked the pace and X-factor in their bowling. Under the watchful gaze of chief of selector MSK Prasad, Saini whipped up decent pace and got the batsmen to hop around at the nets. An injury or a loss of form to one of the bowlers in India’s pace department could just open the doors for Saini.

Source: Indian Express December 22, 2018 03:00 UTC