William Shakespeare was probably born on, and definitely died on this day, 23rd April.
In his will, he left his wife, Anne Hathaway, his 'second best bed,' which was usually the marital bed, as the 'best bed' was usually reserved for guests!
As there are no pictures at the time,

On World Book Day, the first chapter of 'Junior Premier League,' written with my son Vivek 10 long years ago.
“A death bowler can send a ball flying in at 140 kilometres an hour. The hard leather ball, which could kill on impact, takes just half a second to fly across the 22 yard

Good players do slip through the cracks, specially when they are not big six hitters or bowl at 140 plus or are mystery spinners.
Two years ago, Sandeep Sharma was unsold in the auction, and came to Rajasthan as an injury replacement for Prasidh Krishna!

Fantastic reporting! I so enjoy reading Mihir Vasavda!

One of our finest athletes, it's heartbreaking that squash came to the Olympics just a few years late.
Go well Saurav Ghosal, you are a star!

Sandeep Sharma is a legitimate IPL great. What a comeback!

What a story!

Vinesh Phogat will go to the Olympics!

Quizzer-Of-The-Year
Teams from St. Columba’s School, Delhi, Dr. Virendra Swarup Education Centre, Kanpur, BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana, and Sunbeam School, Varanasi, gear up for this North Zonal round. In a clash of the Titans where two teams eventually lock

This week's quiz in the TOI.

Terrific interview with Nandan Kamath in the TOI today. If you have anything to do with Indian sport, his book, Boundary Labs, is a must read. And this interview will help tell you why!
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125 in 6 overs. I never got so much even in book cricket!

The Impact Player rule has changed the game in ways that were never intended. In the match against KKR, Joss Buttler was not fully fit. Under normal circumstances, he might not have played, with the impact player rule, he could just come out to bat. It happened with K L Rahul as

In 1907, an aspiring artist was twice rejected by the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. His paintings were felt to be cold and unfeeling, and the Director suggested he instead apply to the School of Architecture. Unfortunately, the artist did not have a high school degree and could

Our movie has got released this morning on Zee5. Do try to watch it whenever u get a chance Rajpal Naurang Yadav Palash Muchhal Baseline Ventures

I am not sure who will agree, but K L Rahul is one of the Indian cricketers on that 15 to the T20 WC 2024. He's giving a masterclass currently on how to bat when the ball does not really come on, exactly as in the grounds in this tournament!

Some excellent research here.

Exactly 16 years to the day that the Kolkata Knight Riders played Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first ever IPL match.
So many memories, the junior Bengal players staring wide eyed at the pre-game fireworks, the look on Sourav’s face when Brendon mis-hit a six over third man,

'Death is knocking at my door. My mind is flying away towards eternity. At such a pleasant, at such a grave, at such a solemn moment, what shall I leave behind you? Only one thing, that is my dream, a golden dream – the dream of free India. Never forget the date, 18th of April,