Warne asked him, Trivedi found a way

Many of India's current stars have taken their first steps through India's Under-19 team, and Trivedi is no different. He was part of the 2002 World Cup squad that also featured Irfan Pathan, where he took nine wickets from seven games. But Trivedi still waits for that elusive call-up. For the time being, though, he can't stop raving about his side's management, led by Shane Warne.

"I'm thankful to the coaching staff who showed immense faith in me. The constant motivation from Shane Warne gave me confidence to do even better.

Everything about the Rajasthan Royals has been what dreams are made of: underdogs at the start of the tournament rising to become winners, a man christened the showman of the game turned a collection of low-priced wannabes into a group of champions at a bargain.

Under Shane Warne, cricket's version of Hollywood, Jaipur scripted a triumph that can easily be recreated on the silver screen. Even the words coming from him can be mistaken for crisp dialogued sheet: "Whatever ball you deliver, it should be the best ball you have ever bowled." And with a team willing to take it in stone, they executed it to perfection.

However, despite being in the fringes of selection many a time, and having played Under-19 cricket within a year since making his first-class debut, the youth team call-up was a godsend, although he would have wished for a notch higher.

"I was hoping for a national call-up, thought maybe at least my name would be considered," he says of the team recently selected for the back-to-back ODI engagements.

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