'మన్కడింగ్ వివాదం ఎప్పుడో మరిచిపోయాం'

మన్కడింగ్ అంశం తమ ఆటపై ఎలాంటి ప్రభావం చూపదని... ఈ విషయం గురించి ఎప్పుడో మరిచిపోయామని తెలిపాడు రాజస్థాన్ రాయల్స్ ఆటగాడు జయదేవ్ ఉనద్కత్. నేడు హైదరాబాద్ ఉప్పల్ వేదికగా సన్రైజర్స్- రాజస్థాన్ రాయల్స్ మధ్య మ్యాచ్ జరగనున్న సందర్భంగా ఈ విషయం తెలిపాడు ఉనద్కత్.

Published : Mar 29, 2019, 12:37 PM IST

రాజస్థాన్ రాయల్స్ జట్టు తొలి మ్యాచ్లో పంజాబ్పై ఓటమి చెందింది. అయితే రెండో మ్యాచ్లో ఎలాగైనా గెలవాలని పోటీకి సిద్ధమవుతోంది. నేడు హైదరాబాద్ ఉప్పల్ వేదికగా సన్రైజర్స్- రాజస్థాన్ రాయల్స్ మధ్య మ్యాచ్ జరగనుంది. మన్కడింగ్ ద్వారా బట్లర్ని కోల్పోవడం వల్ల పంజాబ్తో జరిగిన మ్యాచ్లో ఓడిపోయింది రాజస్థాన్. తొలి మ్యాచ్ ప్రభావం ప్రస్తుత మ్యాచ్పై ఉండదని అభిప్రాయం వ్యక్తం చేశాడు రాజస్థాన్ రాయల్స్ పేసర్ జయదేవ్ ఉనద్కత్.

'ఇలాంటి టోర్నమెంటులో ప్రతి మ్యాచ్ ముఖ్యమైనదే. మన్కడింగ్ లాంటి అంశాలు మా మీద పెద్దగా ప్రభావం చూపవు. మేము ఆ విషయాన్ని ఆ రోజే మరిచిపోయాం. తరువాత ఎలా గెలవాలన్న అంశాన్నే దృష్టిలో పెట్టుకున్నాం.'
-- జయదేవ్ ఉనద్కత్, రాజస్థాన్ బౌలర్

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బట్లర్ రాయల్స్ జట్టులో కీలక ఆటగాడని చెప్పిన జయదేవ్... అతడిలా అందరూ సమష్టిగా రాణిస్తే గెలవడం పెద్ద కష్టమేం కాదన్నాడు. అలాంటి ఆటగాడు తమ జట్టుకు దొరకడం కలిసొచ్చే అంశమని వివరించాడు.

ఒకవేళ 2019 ప్రపంచకప్ జట్టులో తనకు స్థానం లభిస్తే చాలా అదృష్టంగా భావిస్తానని అభిప్రాయం వ్యక్తం చేశాడు ఈ యువ పేసర్.

'ఇలాంటి టోర్నమెంటులో ప్రతి మ్యాచ్ ముఖ్యమైనదే. మన్కడింగ్ లాంటి అంశాలు మా మీద పెద్దగా ప్రభావం చూపవు. మేము ఆ విషయాన్ని ఆ రోజే మరిచిపోయాం. తరువాత ఎలా గెలవాలన్న అంశాన్నే దృష్టిలో పెట్టుకున్నాం.'
-- జయదేవ్ ఉనద్కత్, రాజస్థాన్ బౌలర్

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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Alejandro Ortiz, Research Analyst, Sharespost:
"The state of ride hailing I would say is one of the largest growing industries that we know of currently. So we, Sharespost Research recently published a report where we estimate gross bookings to be 400 billion by 2021. That's no small number."
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Alejandro Ortiz, Research Analyst, Sharespost:
"Their biggest focus right now is growing. We're seeing that in Lyft's revenues, they have been growing 150 percent year over year for the past two years. That is a massive growth that you just don't find in other companies. That growth,  though, comes at a cost. Whether that's in the form of investing in additional services, whether it's a form of subsidizing rides, those expenses pile up. And that's why these companies can't make money. Another important consideration though is that Lyft's losses are actually growing at a significantly slower rate than the revenue. So they have that that ability to control their margins which should play out in the long run."
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7-11. Interior views inside Lyft headquarters
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12. SOUNDBITE (English) Alejandro Ortiz, Research Analyst, Sharespost:
"Again, they're subsidizing rides. Currently if those subsidies go away because they have to lower costs the natural response is that ride costs have to go up. That's just the nature of the thing."
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13. Lyft corporate handout ride footage
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14. SOUNDBITE (English) Alejandro Ortiz, Research Analyst, Sharespost:
"For these tech companies, one thing you hear a lot is recurring revenue. Apple's just pushed into this with their new subscription services as well. You want to tie in your customer, which benefits customers because you give me a lower fare but then you're guaranteed they're going to keep spending money. So subscription services along with autonomous vehicles is expected to be a big move in ride sharing."
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15. Lyft corporate handout ride footage
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16. SOUNDBITE (English) Alejandro Ortiz, Research Analyst, Sharespost:
"The labor strikes recently are a natural thing. So you have to keep in mind, these these, labor disputes have been going on for years now and they'll keep going on in the foreseeable future. Obviously it's in the news now because Lyft and Uber are in the news. These companies are gonna make money. Drivers should make money. It's something investors are aware of. I don't think it's a big concern. Just like any other issue they have, it's a risk that needs to be managed."
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17-18. Uber HQ exterior file footage
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19. SOUNDBITE (English) Alejandro Ortiz, Research Analyst, Sharespost:
"Lyft opens the floodgates for Uber obviously but it's not just ride sharing that should benefit from that. There are other unicorn companies that are coming up to go public. So within that you have Slack. You have Pinterest. You have Postmates. It's a lot of household names which always draw a lot of attention but they're highly valued household names. Again the aggregate value of companies that are prepared to go IPO is over a hundred billion dollars. That's one hundred billion dollars of high growth value coming to markets."
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STORYLINE:
Lyft is lifting the price target for its initial public offering in a sign of the excitement surrounding the stock market debut of a ride-hailing service that's gaining ground on its rival Uber.
Lyft is now seeking $72 dollars per share, up from its previous goal of 62 to 68 dollars.
If it attains its new pricing goal, Lyft will have a market value of about 24 billion, even though the San Francisco company still hasn't turned a profit since the service started in 2012.
Since then, Lyft and Uber have combined to popularize the trend of summoning a ride on a smartphone app that connects them to drivers who use their own cars to pick up passengers.
The fares are split between the drivers and the ride-hailing companies that make the connections.
The trend has turned into a worldwide cultural phenomenon with plenty of room with future growth, the key reason why so many investors appear to want a slice of the action now.
Uber is expected to price its IPO later this spring.
Lyft has acknowledged it may be many more years before it starts making money, especially if it is unsuccessful in its efforts to develop a fleet of self-driving cars so it can lower its costs.
Investors embraced Lyft despite racking up $3 billion in losses since its 2012 inception on the premise that its growing popularity will pay off in the long run.
Lyft is trying to catch up to Uber, which is expected to go public later this spring.
Analysts say fares for riders could go up as companies face pressure from investors to turn a profit.
The stock begins trading Friday morning under the ticker symbol "LYFT."
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