While Rathour might have referred to the match against Australia at Mohali where India couldn't protect a 200-plus target, he was sympathetic to the bowlers despite the kind of criticism they have faced of late.
As India celebrates its 73rd Republic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to celebrated cricketers Jonty Rhodes and Chris Gayle, acknowledging their 'profound connection' with the country.
India Head Coach Rahul Dravid said that "targeted" players for the ODI World Cup will be playing the IPL as it will help them assess their T20 skills.
'I don't think Shami had any doubts that Ravi would stick by his word, but to see the head coach move heaven and earth to ensure his best interests were taken care of at a difficult time must have made a massive impact on him.' A fascinating excerpt from R Sridhar's must-read book Coaching Beyond: My Days with the Indian Cricket Team.
'This is the one thing I've always wanted, to make finals at a World Cup and after two times of getting huge disappointment, honestly I can't believe it.'
Dragan fumes at Serbia meltdown against Cameroon
Images from the FIFA Women's World Cup matches played on Tuesday.
Having already won the series, Rohit and Dravid will now like to maintain a fine balance between winning and also trying out all their available resources to see how each and every individual is placed.
Lionel Messi's second-half goal gave Argentina a 1-0 home win over Ecuador on Thursday to get their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign off on the right foot.
Real Madrid through to next round, win 6-2 on aggregate, Liverpool ousted
Images from the international friendly and Euro qualifying football matches played on Tuesday.
Bayern Munich were left to rue a number of missed chances in their Champions League last 16 first leg against Juventus on Tuesday after the Germans squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 despite dominating for much of the game.
The family of Divya Pandey, 24, who claimed she had cracked the civil services examination in her maiden attempt, on Friday apologised to the district administration and Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL), both of which felicitated her, as well as the media for furnishing erroneous information of her success and said it was an 'inadvertent error'.
A round up of the fourth and final day's action of the Ranji Trophy matches on Sunday.
Pakistan head coach Muhammad Saqlain admitted that India are ahead of his side in terms of preparations.
England coach Roy Hodgson, basking in a 2-1 victory over Wales on Thursday clinched by goals from two substitutes, said fringe players would be a major factor at Euro 2016. Gareth Bale put Wales in front before Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge replied, the latter in stoppage time, after both came on in the second half. Hodgson said it was hard to remember if he had made a better double substitution in his 40-year career.
National football coach Stephen Constantine said his 'target' was to breach the 100 mark by the time his two-year contract expires.
Rohan Bopanna often gets baffled to find the love of playing Davis Cup diminishing with passage of time.
The Indian Women's Hockey Team midfielder Salima Tete was honoured with the AHF Emerging Player of the Year Award.
Spain and Japan have six points and will play each other on Monday for top spot in the group
Australia likely to play the same squad in Sydney; Both teams to pay tribute to firefighters.
A summary of Saturday's action in LaLiga, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup quarter-final played between Argentina and The Netherlands on Friday.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola joked that even winning the Champions League can't make up for Julia Roberts not visiting Manchester City in 2016.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Images from the football matches played on Tuesday.
'Everyone thinks it was a money-related issue, but it wasn't'
His goal completed a comeback after Cristiano Ronaldo put Juventus 2-1 in front.
The 22-year-old Indian was steady throughout Sunday just as she had been all week. Trichat finished with a total of 9-under and was sole second while Frenchwoman Celine Herbin (69-72-67) was third at 8-under.
It was, possibly, the biggest takeaway from France's victory. They can win when Mbappe does not shine or score, and his reaction to Giroud's goal proved Deschamps's point when he said he did not need to manage the Paris St Germain forward's ego.
Giroud, who passed Thierry Henry to become France's all-time top goalscorer earlier in the tournament, said Les Bleus had had to be at their best to beat England.
Augsburg's victory lifted them out of the relegation zone into 15th place.
Nandhakumar ends East Bengal's 1658-day wait to beat Mohun Bagan
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday
Here is a factbox on the third and final Test between India and Sri Lanka beginning at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday:
In Group B matches in Margao, Germany beat Nigeria 2-1 and Chile beat New Zealand 3-1.
New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell has likened the England series to a heavyweight boxing bout and thinks the Black Caps are still very much in the fight in the third Test after a topsy-turvy day two at Headingley.
Arsenal survived a massive scare as they registered a thrilling Premier League win over Bournemouth to remain on top of the table.
India's para athlete Nishad Kumar has tested positive for COVID-19 and shifted to a hospital as a precautionary measure, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Sunday.
