'It is easy to criticise the fast bowlers, but do they have the support they need to grow as bowlers? No!'
Rajan also said it's a problem of collective action and not a problem of industrial nations or emerging markets
How much do you know about Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal and the Taj Mahal?
BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap lost 2.5% and 3.1% after oil prices soared
Those scheduled to attend the five-day WEF Annual meeting, beginning January 21, include more than 40 heads of state or government, including those from the UK, Australia, Japan, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Brazil, Italy, Mauritius, Republic of Korea and Switzerland, WEF announced on Wednesday at a press conference in Geneva.
A round-up of our favourite photographs of the week gone by.
Kingfisher to be lager partner at ICC Champions Trophy to be played in UK.
Manchester City are about to find out whether Raheem Sterling has the ability to justify his enormous price tag or is just another over-rated young English footballer motivated purely by his bank balance.
The Lions from South Africa will look ride on the performance of their captain Alviro Petersen to guide them to a better finish.
The England opener insists he is back to his best after a woeful Ashes winter.
Tainted former Pakistan captain Salman Butt does not believe cricket can ever be completely free of corruption but has praised the mechanism put into place by the ICC and member boards to safeguard players from corrupt elements in the game.
Former India cricketer and the national team director, Ravi Shastri said it would be his endeavour to get left-handed batsman Suresh Raina back in the Test side in Mumbai on Monday.
Sunderland are banking on the guile of Dick Advocaat to save them from relegation after the English Premier League strugglers appointed the Dutchman as head coach until the end of the season.
Much will depend on turnout, with younger Britons seen as more supportive of the European Union than their elders but less likely to vote.
Regulating the internet only as a medium is somewhat similar to regulating electricity only as a driver of the TV industry
Sutton United's FA Cup fairytale ended as Arsenal forward Theo Walcott scored his 100th goal for the club in a 2-0 fifth round victory on a surreal night at Gander Green Lane on Monday.
'When the Brexit bomb goes off, the shrapnel will wound us.' 'We will in the time-honoured tradition apply band-aids all over.' 'Those who shout the loudest will get economic relief like interest rate reduction and debt restructuring.' 'Others will go on living lives of quiet despair,' says S Muralidharan.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
The Tata Group had acquired its UK steel operations as part of a 6.7 billion pounds acquisition from Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus in 2009.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly lavished praise on Virat Kohli, saying he wants the Test skipper to do better than what he had done for his country.
A staggering $18 trillion worth unaccounted money is stashed in tax havens.
Indrani is easily the most striking woman arriving in the court complex from jail on trial days. For those who don't know who she is, there is absurd puzzlement written large on faces when they bump into her. When she reaches or leaves the premises, one notices heads swivelling in jaw-dropping curiosity, as did a pair of transsexual undertrials who crossed her path at the last hearing of 2018, who were, not surprisingly, a less unusual sight than Indrani.
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, once a nemesis of many a top Indian batsman, is now ready to offer advice to his arch-rivals saying that Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron will be key to India's 2015 World Cup defence.
'A lot of our recent success has been based on the value of our number six batsman bowling some overs and we're comfortable continuing in that vein'
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
India face a South Africa in their final World Twenty20 warm-up game in Mumbai, on Saturday.
'Though not religious in everyday life, his Hindu-Indian identity was an irrevocable influence on his writings,' observes Vivek Gumaste.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said military personnel would replace armed police "on guard duties at certain protected sites which are not accessible to the public".
Here is a look at May's background, career and personal life.
Rediff.com brings you a selection of images of fans taking to the field of play to make a point or gain attention.
A summary of Day 2 at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
The 14 grounds that will host matches during the February 14 - March 29 tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
'He has led India to wins in the World T20, the World Cup and the Champions Trophy. Which other captain in the world can boast of such a record?' 'And if it is about form, then Virat Kohli isn't in the best of form. Neither is Shikhar Dhawan. So what do you do? Drop them all?'
Six money lessons you can learn from the popular game
There is mounting evidence that the Information Revolution may mean the end of large-scale vertically integrated businesses whose guiding principle, "economies of scale", was the defining miracle of the Industrial Age.
'I don't think you have anything to say to me and I certainly don't have anything to say to you.' Bharat Bhushan recalls his encounters with V S Naipaul.
What will be the impact on the Euro itself? Will it devalue and to what extent?
These images from across the globe tell that it is a crazy world out there!
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