
'I was in my tracksuit' - The six-minute delay that almost saw Sourav Ganguly become the first 'timed-out' Test cricketer
"This is amazing, absolutely amazing"
"This is amazing, absolutely amazing"
"He responded, but then the captain had second thoughts"
"There was no offence, there was no hesitation"
When Cronje did a Dhoni
Ganguly later admitted his mistake
It needed considerable persuasion from Kiran More, to hand chances to Dhoni
"He wanted to stay in the team and be captain so he could control things"
"He [Ganguly] was the one who approached me about coaching India"
Six spinners made their debut under Ganguly
"Rohit Sharma has made the story of the day even before the match started"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out May 22:
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.