Recognition from India's selectors came early for Siddharth Trivedi. He made his first-class debut only in the 2002-03 season, and his nippy medium-pace also earned him a slot at the ICC under-19 World Cup in early 2002, where he took nine wickets in seven games. Noticed as one of India's promising youngsters, he won the Border-Gavaskar Scholarship to train for five weeks at the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy in Australia. On his return to India, he was drafted into the ranks of India B for the 2003 Challenger Trophy. Trivedi has continued to be a consistent performer on the domestic circuit, but there are still many contenders ahead of him for slots in the Indian pace attack. Trivedi gained a lot of recognition during the inaugural IPL during which he was part of the Rajasthan Royals' title-winning side. He has earned plenty of praise from Shane Warne, the Royals' captain.
Cricinfo staff October 2009