
How Wasim Akram perfected bowling reverse swing in his jeans
Wasim Akram's own unique way of practising reverse swing
Wasim Akram's own unique way of practising reverse swing
"Terribly sorry, but you seem to be playing with 12!"
"Wasim has called him 'the best death bowler I have ever seen'"
"Not since the early 1930s had Lancashire cricket stood on such a pinnacle"
"Get him out there!"
"You could have 2,000 or 3,000 people in the 20,000-seat stadium"
"They could lead men and treated them as adults rather than vassals"
The Australia all-rounder hasn't been seen in international since October 2017, but are his best years behind him?
“I was really surprised that when the West Indies had all those quick bowlers he didn’t get a shout”
"It does mean that we will be able to give our young, and homegrown players increased opportunities"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out June 16:
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.