'Kohli's the boss' – coach Ravi Shastri cedes to captain's authority in team India
"When he sets those standards, it rubs off on others"
"When he sets those standards, it rubs off on others"
From muddled thinking to overdependence on certain players, there were many reasons behind India's 2-0 loss
Nadeem took the wicket that sealed India's whitewash over South Africa
"If someone goofs up, I have to pull them up"
"Need to figure out how much time can be given to each individual"
"You are letting the team down, forget letting yourself down"
"If that was the case, why would Rohit get five hundreds in the World Cup?"
"The T20I team is still a work in progress"
Despite their resounding success under Shastri, India have concerns to address
He will coach the team until the end of the 2021 T20 World Cup
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.