To continue reading:
or
Log-In
Revamping Cricket's Bible
Subscriber content preview.
or
Log-In
To many, cricket is a puzzling sport: a game in which players break for tea, and matches can last for days, yet still end in a draw. But over the past couple of decades, cricket has undergone a revolution and, more recently, so has its bible,
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
. One-day international cricket, first introduced in the 1970s, has brought new fans, energy and tactics to the sport by condensing play into a few hours; the faster style of play has also spilled over into five-day test cricket. And the center of cricketing power has shifted from England and Australia to...