Tilak Varma, the boy from Balapur: Tracing the early steps of a future superstar
Tilak Varma enjoyed a breakout season with Mumbai Indians this year, garnering plenty of plaudits from all quarters. He…
Tilak Varma enjoyed a breakout season with Mumbai Indians this year, garnering plenty of plaudits from all quarters. He…
Three uncapped T20I players in there
Five out of the six played Test cricket
Five of the players went on to play international cricket
Among all India Test seamers with at least 50 wickets, only Jasprit Bumrah has a better average than Bhuvi
After 20 innings, Suryakumar's strike rate stands at 175.60
Should Kohli have been booked on the plane to Zimbabwe?
Azhar averages 44.14 in Test cricket this year
How many other players will go the Stokes way?
Five openers who started well but only enjoyed relatively short Test careers
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.