Saini has played two Tests, eight ODIs and 11 T20Is for India but has been out of the side since 2021. In the IPL, he has been part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the past. In 32 IPL games, he has picked up 23 wickets at an economy rate of 8.88. Just like his India career, his IPL career too had been on hold. His last IPL game was in 2023.

“If I have to give this opportunity another name, I will call it revival,” Saini told KKR Knight Club. “I saw many ups and downs in the last two-three years. But the important thing was to be there and keep working hard. Ever since I started playing cricket, I have relied on hard work. So I didn’t give that up and because of that, I got this opportunity. You can say this has revived me.”

He has also played five games for RCB across 2018 and 2019, and two for KKR in 2023.