ICC Rankings

Confusion reigns after conflicting reports over New Zealand's rankings ascension

Australia remain ahead of New Zealand 0.086 rating points

England v West Indies
Ben Stokes becomes No.1-ranked Test all-rounder, third best Test batsman

"The sky's the limit for him really"

by Wisden Staff / July 21, 2020
International Cricket
England consolidate top ODI spot, Australia rise to No.1 in Test and T20I rankings

India displaced from No.1 Test spot for the first time since October 2016

by Wisden Staff / May 1, 2020
News
Test rankings: Virat Kohli displaces Steve Smith at No.1, Joe Root back in top 10

Virat Kohli, Joe Root, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne make big gains in the latest Test rankings update

by Wisden Staff / December 4, 2019
International Cricket
Steve Smith displaces Virat Kohli to take top spot in Test rankings

Bumrah rises to No.3 in the bowlers' charts, over fourth-placed Anderson

by Wisden Staff / September 3, 2019

January '21 Issue

Issue 39 of WCM is in shops from December 24:

Cover story – an exclusive interview with Joe Root, as he looks ahead to a year which will go a long way towards defining his legacy as Test captain.
Ahead of England’s tour of Sri Lanka, Jo Harman takes us back 20 years to a bad-tempered Test series
We reflect on the best of a bad year by picking out the most memorable moments of 2020.
An in-depth look at the role the Professional Cricketers’ Association has to play in these turbulent times.
John Stern investigates the lack of diversity in English coach at the elite level.
Interviews with Mohammad Yousuf, David Gower, Ian Salisbury, Ben Duckett and Luke Fletcher
Expert opinion from our team of columnists, Andrew Miller, Adam Collins and Isabelle Westbury