I hope performance is being noticed: Trivedi

"I have been performing consistently and my four wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore were quite satisfying because they have a very strong batting line up. I hope the performances are being noticed," said Trivedi.

After making his debut in 2002-03 in first class cricket he was soon picked up for ICC under-19 World Cup in 2002. He was impressive as he grabbed nine wickets in seven matches.

He won the Border-Gavaskar Scholarship to train for five weeks at the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy in Australia. and played for India B for the 2003 Challenger Trophy.

The Australian legend Shane Warne had a lot of faith in Trivedi's abilities and playing true to his captains expectations the youngster proved a vital cog in title triumph of the Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural IPL in 2008.

 

However, it has not been enough for him to earn a berth in Indian team.

"I have to keep on performing and leave the rest in the hands of selectors. I believe I should finish in top five wicket takers in this IPL. I have been working hard on my bowling and especially the slower ones.

"I depend more on variations and try vary pace and the length as well. A lot of slower ones might have made the batsmen a little wiser and they expect odd one coming down but still they have to play if it is wicket to wicket. This can induce them to make a mistake," said the bowler, who has taken eight wickets till now at an impressive average of 19.87 with 4 for 25 against Bangalore being best so far this edition.