The Asian Cup champions will be favoured to beat lowly Thailand in Melbourne in their last qualifier. They support the club despite their illness, and their strength and positive messages constantly motivate me. We have made good progress but a lot needs to be done. ck basis with India scheduled to begin tour late in December with Australia to follow right after. The 47-year-old Rathore was up until now serving as the Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting. Group A, meanwhile, has a four-way tussle for the two remaining spots that could lead to the World Cup. jsMeet India's new sports minister .Ra_THORe, an Olympic athlete and silver medalist. Kedar Jadhav then scored an unbeaten half-century and took India on the verge of victory. All credit to Samit and Brendan, they took the game away from us. a again’Media fraternity facing questions from public: Minister Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreDon’t foresee India hosting big events soon, says Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreRajyavardhan Singh Rathore was on Sunday appointed as the country’s Youth Affairs and Sports Minister in place of Vijay Goel who has?been made the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs.