
Wisden Cricket Monthly issue 56: The coronation of Ben Stokes and the 'next Fab Four'
Ben Stokes takes charge
Ben Stokes takes charge
"We’ll see what happens”
Has Gayle called it quits? It's unclear
Curtly Ambrose has a point, but can West Indies risk dropping Gayle?
"Curtly Ambrose pull your socks up, alright?"
Lasted just nine balls, but did all the damage
Gayle averages 14 in T20Is since the 2016 T20 World Cup
One every year for some
Four dots and a wide
Gayle started his RCB career with a bang
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out May 22:
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.