| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Siddharth Kishorkumar Trivedi |
| Born | 4 September 1982 Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast medium |
| Role | Bowler |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 October 2012 | |
Siddharth Kishorkumar Trivedi (born 4 September 1982) is an Indian cricketer who represented Gujarat. Currently, he plays for Saurashtra cricket team on his return to domestic circuit after serving a one-year ban for his failure to report being approached by bookies.
Trivedi is right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He made his first class debut in 2002–03. He played for West Zone in the Duleep Trophy, for Gujarat cricket team in the Ranji Trophy and for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. He returned to domestic in 2014 after completing ban of 1 year. He joined Saurashtra cricket team on his return to domestic circuit.[1]
He played in the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup for India. He has been called up to an Indian emerging players tour to Australia in July.
In the Indian Premier League, he played for the Rajasthan Royals, who won the 2008 competition. Trivedi is Rajasthan's highest wicket taker in the IPL, with 65 wickets.
In 2013, Trivedi was banned for 1 year after he failed to report that bookies approached him, even though he had no involvement in match fixing or spot fixing during the IPL corruption scandal in 2013.[2][3][4]