
Wasim Akram: 'We were artists and we learnt the art from Imran'
"People who called us cheaters, they should come out and say ‘Sorry guys, we messed up’”
"People who called us cheaters, they should come out and say ‘Sorry guys, we messed up’”
“This thing about people having time to play... it’s still an illusion of sorts”
"At the end of the day you also want to make a living out of it"
"People ask me now: ‘Do you miss it?’ No, I don’t miss it"
"He’s just who he is, take him or leave him"
“Whenever I was at training and someone said something negative I would reiterate three positive things about them. People were…
"I’ll always remember how hard cricket is."
An interview with Ellyse Perry.
"I probably am quite stubborn so whenever someone’s said something about me I’ve always wanted to prove them wrong."
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.