'It's important to let Shikhar Dhawan be himself' – Rohit Sharma
"All of the guys showed a great amount of character and it was important"
"All of the guys showed a great amount of character and it was important"
“When you play against full-member teams, they don't allow you a lot of mistakes”
A look at five key battles that may determine the fate of the second India-Pakistan clash this week.
"I returned to the team after a gap of around 480 days"
"We have worked hard for this and we want to continue this form"
“It is very disappointing – even a mad person would be upset”
“Consider every match as an India-Pakistan game if you want to win the event”
"We didn't expect that they were going to score a 174-run partnership"
"Nobody likes being dropped and then brought back; we want everyone to feel safe and settled"
"Not passing 150 on both occasions is very shocking and disappointing"
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.