Joe Root: Yorkshire racism scandal has 'fractured our game and torn lives apart'
"We need to educate, unify and reset"
"We need to educate, unify and reset"
Rana backed up claims made by Azeem Rafiq
"I would like to take this opportunity to apologise unreservedly to Azeem"
Ballance repeatedly emphasised how close he was to Rafiq during their time together at Yorkshire
One Yorkshire sponsor has tweeted: “There is never a place or an excuse for racism. We have no further activity…
Rafiq today received a "heavily redacted" copy of Yorkshire's investigation into racism at the club
The statement pointed to Rafiq's excellent record in white-ball cricket prior to his 2018 release
"This is clearly unacceptable and an abuse of process"
Rafiq first made his allegations in August 2020 in an interview with Wisden.com
"This only happens in Yorkshire. I played several years for Sussex and they were tremendous"
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.