India paceman Jasprit Bumrah has been named as the Leading Men's Cricketer in the World in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, with compatriot Smriti Mandhana picking up the women's ...

Joe Root has been named the world's best cricketer by Wisden, the game’s chubby yellow bible. Just days after standing down as England Test captain, Root has claimed the 2021 title in the men’s game ...

Retired legend Sachin Tendulkar is the first Indian to feature on the cover of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He was earlier chosen to feature on the cover of the second edition of the Wisden India ...

The Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack remains a bestseller and headline-grabber, because it acts as the conscience of cricket The commission came by post, which was unusual even in 1994. We don’t pay very ...

The 2024 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack questions the sport’s finances. Photo: PA handout India’s financial stranglehold on world cricket is the top target in the latest edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ ...

"It's hard to think of any other cricketer who could have transformed his team's fortunes so suddenly as Ben Stokes," Wisden editor Lawrence Booth said. Stokes won the award for the third time in four ...

Lawrence Booth has been appointed as editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, traditionally one of the most prestigious jobs in cricket journalism. Booth, 35, will become the youngest Wisden editor in ...

Former England captain Joe Root takes over the title from double winner Ben Stokes after an incredible year of run scoring Joe Root has taken Wisden's title of ...

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