Rajan Bala

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

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 Tiger Pataudi.

[2] He also wrote many books on cricket, including biographies of Tendulkar and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar.

[3][4] Rajan died in Bangalore on 9 October 2009 due to kidney failure.