IPL 2019 daily brief: A hundred and a first for Dhoni
And Ben Stokes got schooled in the last over again
And Ben Stokes got schooled in the last over again
And Punjab's batsmen self-destructed to lose from a position of victory
And MS Dhoni looked bad trying to take a chase deep
Unadkat repays Rajasthan by conceding a run for every penny they have spent
And it's still too early in the league for Mumbai to be winning consistently
Also, Jofra Archer gave a lousy audition before the World Cup
Captain Ash just can't get a break
But why did Delhi go with just three overseas players?
"We're so used to watching matches on good wickets where no one complains when people score 170-180"
The two-time IPL champions could benefit from a depth of Indian domestic talent
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.