Sachin is out of action with yet another injury. Since his Test debut in 1989, the ace cricketer has missed about 70 matches on account of injury. M S Unnikrishnan writes about the injury-marred career of the master blaster and the need for more sports medicine specialists in the country.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a Rs 200-crore one-man cricket industry. He rakes in crores in endorsements and sponsorships, outside of match fees. No other Indian cricketer has commanded such a price and pull among corporate sponsors before or after him.

Caught napping
Richard Garner and Lucy Hodges
ONE IN four students in the UK admits going to sleep in lectures at their university. The survey of more than 1,300 students at 96 universities also shows that 25 per cent believe teaching standards at their university are poor. A staggering 58 per cent either skipped lecturers or turned up late — with 10 per cent admitting to attending a lecture while drunk.

King of ghazals
Anjali Mathur writes about the torchbearer of ghazals, who recently came out with Parwaaz, a collectors’ item of his renderings at the Esplanade in Singapore.
HE has been described variously as the "messiah of alternative music" and the "last of the puritans". But ask Jagjit Singh and, in his trademark baritone, he will say that he is no more than a "plain lover of poetry".