Indian cricketers have earned respect, praise and success over the course of their professional careers. But, do we know their story before the success? Today, as part of our trivia, we take a look at the struggles and hardships some of our cricketers faced before finding success in the game

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)