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	'''Rajan Bala''' (1945 or 1946 – 9 October 2009), who used a shortened form of his full name '''Natarajan Balasubramaniam''', was a noted [[India]]n [[columnist]] on [[cricket]].		'''Rajan Bala''' (1945 or 1946 – 9 October 2009), who used a shortened form of his full name '''Natarajan Balasubramaniam''', was a noted [[India]]n [[columnist]] on [[cricket]].

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	'''Rajan Bala''' (1945 or 1946 – 9 October 2009), who used a shortened form of his full name '''Natarajan Balasubramaniam''', was a noted [[India]]n [[columnist]] on [[cricket]].		'''Rajan Bala''' (1945 or 1946 – 9 October 2009), who used a shortened form of his full name '''Natarajan Balasubramaniam''', was a noted [[India]]n [[columnist]] on [[cricket]].

	Best known as someone who toured with every Indian cricket team from 1968 to 2003, Rajan Bala was technically accomplished in cricket techniques even though he was a [[journalist]]. In 1997 [[Sachin Tendulkar]], who was having some problems with his technique, approached him for advice.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cricketoday.in/index.php/magazine/willowy-words-/252-rajan-bala-who-distinguished-himself-with-his-profound-technical-knowledge-of-the-game \|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130217213936/http://www.cricketoday.in/index.php/magazine/willowy-words-/252-rajan-bala-who-distinguished-himself-with-his-profound-technical-knowledge-of-the-game \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2013-02-17 \| title=Willowy Words-Rajan Bala, who distinguished himself with his profound technical knowledge of the game Dec \|author=Haresh Pandya \|publisher=Cricket Today \|date=2009-12-10 }}</ref>		Best known as someone who toured with every Indian cricket team from 1968 to 2003, Rajan Bala was technically accomplished in cricket techniques even though he was a [[journalist]]. In 1997 [[Sachin Tendulkar]], who was having some problems with his technique, approached him for advice.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cricketoday.in/index.php/magazine/willowy-words-/252-rajan-bala-who-distinguished-himself-with-his-profound-technical-knowledge-of-the-game \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217213936/http://www.cricketoday.in/index.php/magazine/willowy-words-/252-rajan-bala-who-distinguished-himself-with-his-profound-technical-knowledge-of-the-game \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2013-02-17 \| title=Willowy Words-Rajan Bala, who distinguished himself with his profound technical knowledge of the game Dec \|author=Haresh Pandya \|publisher=Cricket Today \|date=2009-12-10 }}</ref>

	Rajan was not afraid to back a player who he felt had potential. A graduate of the [[London School of Economics]], he decided to trust his heart and involve himself in [[cricket]]. Rajan earned the respect of many all-time great cricketers including [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi\|Tiger Pataudi]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dinakar \|first1=S. \|title=Vignettes of cricket and its stars \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-bookreview/Vignettes-of-cricket-and-its-stars/article15694831.ece \|accessdate=23 October 2018 \|work=The Hindu \|date=12 January 2010}}</ref> He also wrote many books on cricket, including biographies of Tendulkar and [[Bhagwat Chandrasekhar]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/rajan-bala-cricketers-should-write-own-columns/ \| title=Rajan Bala: Cricketers, write your own columns \| publisher=sans serif \|date=2009-10-10 }}</ref><ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack\|Wisden]]'' 2010, p. 1656.</ref>		Rajan was not afraid to back a player who he felt had potential. A graduate of the [[London School of Economics]], he decided to trust his heart and involve himself in [[cricket]]. Rajan earned the respect of many all-time great cricketers including [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi\|Tiger Pataudi]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dinakar \|first1=S. \|title=Vignettes of cricket and its stars \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-bookreview/Vignettes-of-cricket-and-its-stars/article15694831.ece \|accessdate=23 October 2018 \|work=The Hindu \|date=12 January 2010}}</ref> He also wrote many books on cricket, including biographies of Tendulkar and [[Bhagwat Chandrasekhar]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/rajan-bala-cricketers-should-write-own-columns/ \| title=Rajan Bala: Cricketers, write your own columns \| publisher=sans serif \|date=2009-10-10 }}</ref><ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack\|Wisden]]'' 2010, p. 1656.</ref>
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[[File:Rajan Bala.jpg|thumb|right|Rajan Bala]]
'''Rajan Bala''' (1945 or 1946 – 9 October 2009), who used a shortened form of his full name '''Natarajan Balasubramaniam''', was a noted [[India]]n [[columnist]] on [[cricket]].

Best known as someone who toured with every Indian cricket team from 1968 to 2003, Rajan Bala was technically accomplished in cricket techniques even though he was a [[journalist]]. In 1997 [[Sachin Tendulkar]], who was having some problems with his technique, approached him for advice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketoday.in/index.php/magazine/willowy-words-/252-rajan-bala-who-distinguished-himself-with-his-profound-technical-knowledge-of-the-game |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130217213936/http://www.cricketoday.in/index.php/magazine/willowy-words-/252-rajan-bala-who-distinguished-himself-with-his-profound-technical-knowledge-of-the-game |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-17 | title=Willowy Words-Rajan Bala, who distinguished himself with his profound technical knowledge of the game Dec |author=Haresh Pandya |publisher=Cricket Today |date=2009-12-10 }}</ref>

Rajan was not afraid to back a player who he felt had potential. A graduate of the [[London School of Economics]], he decided to trust his heart and involve himself in [[cricket]]. Rajan earned the respect of many all-time great cricketers including [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi|Tiger Pataudi]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dinakar |first1=S. |title=Vignettes of cricket and its stars |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-bookreview/Vignettes-of-cricket-and-its-stars/article15694831.ece |accessdate=23 October 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=12 January 2010}}</ref> He also wrote many books on cricket, including biographies of Tendulkar and [[Bhagwat Chandrasekhar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/rajan-bala-cricketers-should-write-own-columns/ | title=Rajan Bala: Cricketers, write your own columns | publisher=sans serif |date=2009-10-10 }}</ref><ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' 2010, p. 1656.</ref>

Rajan died in [[Bangalore]] on 9 October 2009 due to [[kidney failure]]. His last book, a memoir titled ''Days Well Spent'', was released a month later. He was 63 years old, and was survived by his wife and two sons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2009/oct/101009-Rajan-Bala-cricket-writer-Sachin-Tendulkar.htm | title=Rajan Bala-Not a man of few words |author=Clayton Murzello |publisher=MidDay |date=2009-10-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/rajan-bala-a-stellar-cricket-writer-is-no-more/ | title=Rajan Bala, a stellar cricket writer, is no more | publisher=sans serif |date=2009-10-09 }}</ref>

==Books==
*''Kiwis and Kangaroos, India, 1969'' (1970)
*''All the Beautiful Boys'' (1990)
*''The Winning Hand: Biography of B. S. Chandrasekhar'' (1993)
*''The Phenomenon: Sachin Tendulkar'' (1999)
*''Glances at Perfection: The Story of Indian Cricket Technique'' (2002)
*''The Covers Are Off: A Socio-Historical Study of Indian Cricket'' (2004)
*''Days Well Spent: A Cricketing Odyssey'' (2009)

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