'Mohammad Shahzad the backbone of Afghanistan batting' – Monty Desai
"Afghanistan keep stepping forward to put a message across to the world of cricket that ‘we are here, we want…
"Afghanistan keep stepping forward to put a message across to the world of cricket that ‘we are here, we want…
"We from dominating from start to end"
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More batsmen have stood up to back the bowlers and run the bigger teams close
Mortaza wants his men to keep emotions in check
"If I scored a century, and we scored 260 but lost the match, I wouldn’t have felt good"
“Our batting was the main reason for our defeat in this tournament”
Afghan credits Simmons with new level of thinking
"Their skill level is high, ours is not quite there, but by the final, we'll get better"
"All of the guys showed a great amount of character and it was important"
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.