How Afridi 'tricked' Ashwin during his last-over heroics in the 2014 Asia Cup
"The idea behind it was to force the off-spinner to not bowl his off-spin"
"The idea behind it was to force the off-spinner to not bowl his off-spin"
"You can easily understand that a batsman is under pressure, he is not at his usual best"
"Three wins later and Pakistan were champions, with Afridi man of the match in the final"
"I’ve been feeling unwell since Thursday; my body had been aching badly"
Freddie Wilde picks out the T20 stars of the noughties
"Someone who doesn't remember his age how will he remember my records!"
'He was a world-class batsman who dominated the best spinners he came up against'
"The gold rush for Pakistani quicks would be a defining feature of auction day"
“I really don’t understand how a message to help the most vulnerable gets blown out of proportion!”
Phil Walker meets the England quick at his home in Ashington
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.