Watch: Ashwin convinces Rohit to try strange field setting, tempts reverse-sweep, pins Carey lbw
Ashwin outwitted Carey with an excellent plan
Ashwin outwitted Carey with an excellent plan
Todd Murphy looked the part on his Test debut
Rohit Sharma averages more than 48 since the start of 2021
Jadeja bagged a 5-47 on his return from injury
Rohit Sharma has not played Test cricket since March 2022
Rassie van der Dussen currently averages 69.75 in ODI cricket
Jitesh Sharma has been a part of the squad since the Sri Lanka series
Rohit Sharma has not scored an ODI hundred for more than three years
Hardik Pandya led India to a 2-1 series win over Sri Lanka recently
Babar Azam notched up a brilliant ton at Karachi in the 1st Test
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.