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Asif Iqbal: A specialist in the impossible – Almanack

"I believe firmly in the basic principles of the game"

Features
My Favourite Photo: International Batsman of the Year Challenge Cup

"Here is a picture to quicken the blood"

by Jon Hotten / May 10, 2020
County Cricket
Super Kent: When county cricket's sleeping giants woke up

"We were an outstanding team. From No.9 up everyone had scored a first-class hundred"

by Jo Harman / March 20, 2020
Magazine
Wisden Cricket Monthly issue 24: The New Don – how Smith eclipsed them all

The 10 big stories from the most thrilling Ashes series in a generation

by Wisden Staff / September 25, 2019
County Cricket
County cricket's greatest overseas players: Kent

Hooper, Iqbal or de Silva?

by Wisden Staff / June 6, 2018

February '23 Issue

The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out January 19:

Cover story – how Ben Stokes’ bold and unconventional leadership sparked England’s outstanding Test series win in Pakistan
2022 in review – our panel of experts pick a men’s Test XI and women’s cross-format team of the last year
Ricky Ponting shares his concerns for the future of Test cricket and the fallout from Justin Langer’s ousting
The burgeoning business of women’s cricket
Columnists – Andrew Miller, Lawrence Booth and Adam Collins
John Hollioake, father of Adam and Ben, talks Jo Harman through a fairytale with a tragic ending
Liam Brickhill reports on Zimbabwe’s heartening resurgence
Coaching – Mark Ramprakash, Anya Shrubsole and John Simpson

Almanack 2021

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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.

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asif iqbal

Asif Iqbal: A specialist in the impossible – Almanack

My Favourite Photo: International Batsman of the Year Challenge Cup

Super Kent: When county cricket's sleeping giants woke up

Wisden Cricket Monthly issue 24: The New Don – how Smith eclipsed them all

County cricket's greatest overseas players: Kent

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