Former Indian speedster Ashish Nehra is one of the most animated and funny characters in the game of cricket. Ashish Nehra is famously known for his fun-loving nature and his ability to go on talking and cracking funny one-liners. As he turns 43 today, we take a look at some cool, funny and  throwback photos of Ashish Nehra with his near and dear ones off-the-field (Pictures/ mid-day archives)

Former cricketer Salil Ankola celebrates his 54th birthday today. Not many cricket fans are aware that Salil Ankola is related to another former cricketer - Sandeep Patil. Here`s a look at other such cricketing relations which are not so well known.