Watch: Tim Southee scuttles ball low, takes second-ball wicket after brave declaration v Pakistan
Tim Southee picked up Abdullah Shafique on the second ball of the innings
Tim Southee picked up Abdullah Shafique on the second ball of the innings
The veteran New Zealand quicks have 49 wickets between them at T20 World Cups
"A case could be made that Southee is perhaps the best Test pacer going"
The old worries remain
The best to miss out
"I’m amazed it is not replayed endlessly on Twitter"
Kohli's world No.1 outfit came up desperately short in various areas
New Zealand's spearhead dismissed the India captain cheaply on the opening day of the second Test
The right-arm quick went past his former skipper Daniel Vettori, who had picked 299 international wickets at home.
Drop him or keep him, New Zealand must act quickly and decisively on Tim Southees white-ball future.
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.