
The globetrotters: Wisden's post-T20 World Cup English franchise XI
Hales is dominating the ILT20, and leads the way in a team of top England performers in current T20 franchise…
Hales is dominating the ILT20, and leads the way in a team of top England performers in current T20 franchise…
A ripper from Rashid
Rashid was pivotal in England's World Cup triumph
A ridiculous spell
“I’ve had some mouth breathing knuckle draggers on Twitter at me probably since the Pakistan series”
His spell included eight dot-balls
Enormous
Rashid last played Test cricket in 2019
“I categorically deny saying the words attributed to me by Azeem Rafiq"
What does Rashid have left to prove?
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.