Chris Woakes pulls out of IPL to rest ahead of English summer
Woakes has not played a T20I since 2015 and a T20 since 2018
Woakes has not played a T20I since 2015 and a T20 since 2018
Dhoni and Smith to captain the two sides, no place for Gayle
It will be Ashwin’s fourth franchise in his 11th season as an IPL player
The IPL's most successful teams take their fierce rivalry into the final for the fourth time
“Those last two overs it was like hell, to be honest”
The South African fast bowler is taking a precautionary measure ahead of the World Cup
MS Dhoni may have a bad back, but he is still CSK's backbone
"A lot of bickering and back-biting can go on. [I try to] make sure nothing like that happens."
“I won't lie that the World Cup snub wasn't running through my mind”
“The impact of these measures appears minimal”
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.