Bad calls in Tests – are India really learning from mistakes?
"There was not much that went wrong but whatever was not right was very extreme"
"There was not much that went wrong but whatever was not right was very extreme"
"We don't want to take the fearlessness out of any player"
“If India don’t win this series, they will never win in Australia”
"Yes the series is 3-1, but we definitely want to do our best and finish on a winning note"
“I feel like I’ve refined my game and tactics towards playing spin over here”
“Certain adjustments were made by some of the batsmen ... overall, I think, the discipline was far, far better”
Rashid snares Kohli and Pant starts with a six
"Be prepared to look ugly and dirty and show some grit"
"There’s a long way to go in this match."
“We now know that we have to work five times as hard”
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, guest-edited by Isa Guha, out May 5:
The 160th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing. It reflects on the extraordinary life of Shane Warne, who died far too early in 2022, and looks back at another legendary bowler, S.F. Barnes, on the 150th anniversary of his birth. Wisden also reports on England’s triumph at the T20 World Cup, to go alongside their 2019 ODI success, and on their Test team’s thrilling rejuvenation under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes.
Writers include Lawrence Booth, Gideon Haigh, James Holland, Jonathan Liew, Emma John, David Frith, Simon Wilde, Jon Hotten, Robert Winder, Tanya Aldred and Neil Harvey, the last survivor from Australia’s famous 1948 Ashes tour of England. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by The Editor, the Cricketers of The Year awards, and the 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.