batsmen all. different have attacking the will past know the handled in best time. confidence in PTI Veteran cricket journalist and writer on film music Raju Bharatan died in Mumbai on Friday. He was 86 and is survived by his daughter, son- in- law and grandchildren. Bharatan worked with The Illustrated Weekly of India for 42 years. He also directed The Victory Story, the first full- length cricket documentary for Films Division on Indiau2019s win over England in 1972- 73. An author of six books, Bharatan first penned Rivals in the Sun: A survey of the 1952 tour of England ( 1952), followed by Indian Cricket u2014 The Vital Phase ( 1977). He also wrote the biographies of singers Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and noted music director Naushad. u201c Raju Bharatan of Illustrated Weekly is no more. He reported on Crkt & Films with equal elan & commitment. RIP Raju!,u201d former India spinner Bishan Singh Bedi tweeted. PTI Veteran cricket journalist Raju Bharatan passes away

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