
'I apologise for my words' – Miandad takes back Imran tirade after nephew gets PCB coaching job
“If I have offended anyone, I apologise for my words"
“If I have offended anyone, I apologise for my words"
"I was the one who led you all the time, but you act like god now"
From the very first guard of honour to an overstepping Sri Lankan.
"Friend and foe. Playboy v firebrand"
"It’s difficult to imagine one being quite so good without the rest"
“Forget about no-balls. Just bowl fast.”
"International exposure is all through governments"
Adam Gilchrist and Wasim Akram are in, but who else makes the cut?
"Imran dominated a series like very few others before or since"
“I was waiting for the new Prime Minister to take oath before submitting my resignation”
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out July 15:
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.