
Watch: Wasim Akram's yorker injures Lara, leaves his shoe with a huge tear
Akram did not spare anyone!
Akram did not spare anyone!
That Wasim Akram was one of the most feared bowlers is well known, but his batting heroics have not received…
"That’s the 44th over and reverse swing at it’s best from the king"
"Players who laughed in the face of disability and proclaimed: 'Tis nothing but a scratch, sir!'”
"People who called us cheaters, they should come out and say ‘Sorry guys, we messed up’”
Some surprising names
"Bowling at Tendulkar, you didn’t want to just get him out but you wanted to get his respect"
"At that moment I didn’t realise what we’d done"
"On his day – which were rather frequent – he was literally unplayable"
When Wasim and Waqar wreaked havoc
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out February 23:
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.