Parminder Singh (Kake) Saini was born on 19 September 1957 in Kisumu, Kenya.
He studied at Miwani Primary School, Kisumu and Kisumu Boys High School.
He played hockey for Kisumu Boys High School up to 1976.
He went to UK for further studies in 1976 and studied at Langley College, Slough, Berkshire.
He joined Slough Hockey Club, one of the top hockey clubs in the country at the time and played for the club's 1st team until 1979.
He returned to Kenya in 1979 and joined Kisumu Simba Union Club.
He represented Kenya at the six nations tournament in Loisano, Italy where he earned his first international cap when he was selected to play against India on 5 September 1981.
He captained Kenya at the East African Championship in Tanga, Tanzania in 1983.
He played in the test series against India in Kenya and captained the team in the 4th test match in June 1983.
He was selected to represent Kenya at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games.
He represented Kenya at the All African Games in Nairobi in August 1987.
He played at the Lada Classic Tournament in Luton, England in August 1988.
He was selected to represent Kenya at Seoul 1988 Olympic Games.
He played at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tournaments in India.
He played for Africa in the inaugural Inter-Continent Tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in December 1990.
He played his last international match against Zimbabwe in Nairobi on 13 February 1993.
After retiring from playing, he coached Kisumu Simba Union.
He was Manager of Kenya team at the All Africa Games in South Africa in 1999.
He was the vice chairman of Kenya Hockey Union from 2014 to 2015 and was a technical advisor to KHU.
He died in Kisumu, Kenya on Sunday 30 May 2021 aged 63.