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TCS ties up with Rajasthan Royals

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— Photo: Paul Noronha

Mr. Jayant Pendharkar (extreme left), and Mr. Ranjit Barthakur (second from right), together with Rajasthan Royals players Neeraj Patel and Siddharth Trivedi display a cap to announce a technology partnership.

Mumbai: Lanky seamer Siddharth Trivedi credited Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne for giving him the freedom to use the slower and yorker-length deliveries in the inaugural DLF-IPL Twenty20 competition last year.

“I had played seven years of first class cricket before the IPL last year and Warne told me after seeing me in the nets session I have plenty of variations and I can use the two deliveries at my will, but added a rider that I should send down the best slower and yorker-length deliveries.

To choke runs

“He also told me — since I was brought in after six overs — that my role would be to choke the flow of runs and not take wickets. Warne gave a lot of confidence to me.

“In India’s domestic tournaments I play under many captains, in the case of IPL, it’s only Warne,” said Trivedi after he and fellow Gujarat Ranji player Niraj Patel displayed the TCS logo on the Rajasthan Royals cap at the TCS office here on Tuesday.

Trivedi said the technology support from TCS in the course of the event in South Africa should be very useful for the team.

“The seamers in the Indian team have done extremely well and I have to raise my performance and compete with them to be in the running for selection in the Indian team. The TCS solutions will help me to overcome the shortcomings.”

Same as Australia

About the conditions in South Africa he said: “I have played in Australia, but not in South Africa.

“Glenn McGrath said in Delhi yesterday that the pitch conditions in South Africa would be the same as in Australia.

“I have not spoken to Graeme Smith, but we will know the conditions once we reach South Africa, train and play a few practice matches.”

Open to opportunities

Jayant Pendharkar, Head, Global Marketing, TCS said: “TCS would pioneer the IT entry into cricket. We would offer technology solutions support to Rajasthan Royals for three years. We are open to opportunities. We helped in setting up the Management Structure for the BCCI.”

Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals has firmed up partnerships with nine corporates for the second season from last year’s five. Cement company UltraTech has also entered into a strategic partnership with last year’s winner. “We have closed 90 per cent of deals with corporates. There could be a few more in the next ten days,” said Ranjit Barthakur, Vice-Chairman, Rajasthan Royals.

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