The defeats are a jolt to a full-strength Pakistan side in their preparations for the Twenty20 World Cup
The 26-year-old Saini starred in India's 4-wicket win by taking three wickets for 17 runs on Saturday. He was adjudged man-of-the-match for his impressive bowling display which saw India restrict West Indies to 95 for 9.
India made a heavy weather of the modest run chase before pulling off a 4-wicket win with 2.4 over to spare.
"When I received the India cap (on Saturday morning), I could not believe that today is the day which I was waiting for. I am very happy to make the debut for India," Saini told his senior pace colleague Bhuvneshwar Kumar in an interview posted on BCCI Twitter handle.
Saini got two of his three wickets - that of Nicholas Puran and Shimron Hetmyer - in two balls in the fifth over of the West Indies innings. But he could not get a hat trick as Rovman Powell left alone Saini's next delivery.
Asked what was in his mind while bowling the hat-trick ball, Saini said, "My confidence was low initially as I was having pressure of making the debut. The first wicket released the pressure. Then, when I got the second wicket my confidence increased and I felt like I was playing a normal match.
"When I was to bowl the hat trick ball, I felt like 'it is something which I have been seeing others do, it is happening to me'. Then, I was focussing on how to take the wicket," said the Haryana-born Saini who plays for Delhi in domestic circuit.
Saini's third wicket - that of Kieron Pollard (LBW) in the final over of West Indies innings - came from a review on the insistence of wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant after the umpire said not out.
Asked about it, he said, "I thought it was not out and on appeal the umpire also said not out. But Virat paji took the review, he said 'there is a review left for us and why waste it, you never know it may be out also'.
"I was not sure whether I will get that wicket. But I was so happy when Pollard was adjudged out after the review."
Asked about the tatoo on his left hand which depicted a wolf, Saini said, "During my childhood, I and my big brother used to watch a lot of movies on wolves. So I like wolves.
"Moreover, wolves do not perform in circus and thinking that I made these tatoos.
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