
'India's most hostile bowler' – the time India opened bowling with Gavaskar
"There was this kid with slightly frizzy hair, opening the bowling for India"
"There was this kid with slightly frizzy hair, opening the bowling for India"
"If you don’t believe me ask Ravi Ashwin and T Natarajan"
"It's not all teas and scones"
"An extra over to the bowler who takes a wicket in his first three overs"
"The law is clear. It’s as simple as that"
10 great Test saving knocks
"Where am I blaming her? Where am I being sexist in this?"
"It's 2020 and things still don't change for me"
"Eoin Morgan can replace Dinesh Karthik as the captain of the side"
The characters who’ve raised the ire of the cricket world down the years
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.