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Pakistan v New Zealand 2022/23

Shahid Afridi's Test career was unfulfilled, but much better than most remember

A lost all-format great?

T20 World Cup 2022
'It is not a valid argument' – Shahid Afridi hits back at Shoaib Akhtar's suggestion that Shaheen Afridi should have continued to bowl in the T20 World Cup final

"But this is the World Cup final, right? If the leg breaks, it breaks"

by Wisden Staff / November 19, 2022
Asia Cup
Asia Cup: When Afridi did an Afridi to seal an India-Pakistan game with two sixes

Pakistan needed nine in four balls

by Abhishek Mukherjee / August 24, 2022
Quizzes
Quiz! Name all of Shahid Afridi's Pakistan ODI teammates

105 names to guess

by Wisden Staff / July 21, 2022
Stories
Shahid Afridi's bonkers last Test is the only way his red-ball career could have ended

A fitting ending to his Test career

by Wisden Staff / August 15, 2021
Play
Quiz! All players to play international cricket for Pakistan alongside Shahid Afridi

125 names, 20 minutes

by Wisden Staff / August 9, 2021
Videos
Watch: Tendulkar follows Dhoni's advice to outfox Afridi

One of the earliest instances of MS Dhoni's tactical brilliance

by Wisden Staff / June 1, 2021
Stories
Does Afridi's birthday tweet confirm a new ODI world record holder?

Perhaps it’s really the case that for Afridi, age is just a number

by Wisden Staff / March 1, 2021
Stories
Ultimate Kricket Challenge: The complete fixtures and schedule of UKC 2020

The complete fixtures and schedule of the new indoor cricket tournament

by Wisden Staff / December 18, 2020
Archive
The Ten: Acts of skulduggery

"It's not all teas and scones"

by Ed Davis, Richard Dawson and Phil Walker / November 25, 2020

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February '23 Issue

The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out January 19:

Cover story – how Ben Stokes’ bold and unconventional leadership sparked England’s outstanding Test series win in Pakistan
2022 in review – our panel of experts pick a men’s Test XI and women’s cross-format team of the last year
Ricky Ponting shares his concerns for the future of Test cricket and the fallout from Justin Langer’s ousting
The burgeoning business of women’s cricket
Columnists – Andrew Miller, Lawrence Booth and Adam Collins
John Hollioake, father of Adam and Ben, talks Jo Harman through a fairytale with a tragic ending
Liam Brickhill reports on Zimbabwe’s heartening resurgence
Coaching – Mark Ramprakash, Anya Shrubsole and John Simpson

Almanack 2021

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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.

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shahid afridi

Shahid Afridi's Test career was unfulfilled, but much better than most remember

'It is not a valid argument' – Shahid Afridi hits back at Shoaib Akhtar's suggestion that Shaheen Afridi should have continued to bowl in the T20 World Cup final

Asia Cup: When Afridi did an Afridi to seal an India-Pakistan game with two sixes

Quiz! Name all of Shahid Afridi's Pakistan ODI teammates

Shahid Afridi's bonkers last Test is the only way his red-ball career could have ended

Quiz! All players to play international cricket for Pakistan alongside Shahid Afridi

Watch: Tendulkar follows Dhoni's advice to outfox Afridi

Does Afridi's birthday tweet confirm a new ODI world record holder?

Ultimate Kricket Challenge: The complete fixtures and schedule of UKC 2020

The Ten: Acts of skulduggery

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