
Watch: Umesh Yadav launches six down the ground in hard-hitting cameo on Middlesex debut
Umesh hit 44* off 41
Umesh hit 44* off 41
Umesh Yadav's start to life for Middlesex got off to a flying start
Umesh has nine Player of the Match awards in the IPL, the second-best tally for all specialist bowlers
Not again, VK!
"What a brilliant catch that is...that is a sensational catch!"
A bowler who can get something from nothing
Strike-rate of 45.7 and average of 24.54 at home
"This guy is even wearing a helmet while keeping to a fast bowler"
"I have played lesser and lesser in the past two years"
"I saw them in the West Indies and I must say this is pretty special"
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out January 19:
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.