
Nick Knight, Roger Twose and the rest: Wisden’s ‘Pure Nineties’ ODI XI
These were not great Test cricketers
These were not great Test cricketers
The unlucky ones who couldn't make it to the main team
The following five players were all considered at one point
An XI that reflects India's fortunes that decade
Mohammad Azharuddin captains the side
Michael Atherton captains the side
"That’s my kind of cricketer, far more than Steve"
"I said to myself as I walked off ‘that’s never going to happen again’"
Steve Waugh captains the side
Ben Gardner on the best Test innings of the Ninties
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out January 19:
The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
The 158th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing, and reflects on an unprecedented year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Writers include Lawrence Booth, Sir Garfield Sobers, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Gideon Haigh, Andy Zaltzman, Tom Holland, Duncan Hamilton, Robert Winder, Matthew Engel, Scyld Berry, Derek Pringle, Jack Leach and James Anderson. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the famous obituaries. And, as ever, there are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.
Cricket’s past is steeped in a tradition of great writing and Wisden is making sure its future will be too. The Nightwatchman is a quarterly collection of essays and long-form articles which debuted in March 2013 and is available in book and e-book formats.
Every issue features an array of authors from around the world, writing beautifully and at length about the game and its myriad offshoots.