Men's T20I spells of the decade, No.4: Malinga rolls back the years to obliterate New Zealand
Twelve years after his crowning achievement, Malinga stunned all observers when he took four in four all over again
Twelve years after his crowning achievement, Malinga stunned all observers when he took four in four all over again
"T20 is four overs and I feel with my skill, I can manage T20 as a bowler"
"I always come to every match thinking I can turn the game around"
Senior all-rounder faces the axe following a middling World Cup campaign
A look at the major phases in Malinga's career, and how he came through them
"Just surviving in cricket, don't think anyone can go far. You have to be a match-winner"
"He is going to play the first match. After that he is retiring"
"We need to get mentally tough"
Now ninth in the ICC rankings, can Sri Lanka beat the odds by progressing into the semi-finals?
“It was quite funny – we were just passing the trophy to each other”
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.