Hard to build something amid constant churn, rues Jason Holder
"I don't understand why people would be this harsh towards us"
"I don't understand why people would be this harsh towards us"
“There’s still spin there, and if you can reverse the ball then there are still opportunities”
Harbhajan Singh’s criticism of the West Indies Test team hasn’t gone down well with Tino Best
“No doubt that a couple of first-class games before any Test tour is only going to help”
Shaw became the youngest Indian to hit a century on Test debut and the second-youngest Indian opener to do so
The odds are stacked in favour of the No.1-ranked Test team
"Day-night Test matches is a no-brainer that it will draw more viewership," says Sanjay Manjrekar
“If you go nowhere and the scoreboard stands still for a long time, you can be a sitting duck”
The match is due to take place on October 24
Veterans Aaron Finch and Peter Siddle have been included for Tests against Pakistan
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.