
Watch: The Malinga Test spell from 2005 that showed he was destined for greatness
Malinga's Test career ended at the age of 26
Malinga's Test career ended at the age of 26
Who makes the cut?
Some big overseas names in that list
Buckle up, this one will be a difficult read.
"Twenty20 allows bowlers just 24 deliveries to affect a match. For Lasith Malinga, it’s more than enough"
The top performances that do justice to the term ‘short and sharp’
"He hasn’t understood one word that you have said"
"What he keeps bringing is a huge amount of experience"
"No one saw this coming – least of all England"
"Once Malinga rediscovered his inswinging yorkers, the game, watched by a meagre crowd, was up"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out January 19:
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.