The World Cup returned to England after 20 years; the Almanack tells the story of the tournament and pays a tribute to the winners. What did it take to win? Writers include Sir Viv Richards, Ian Chappell, Yuvraj Singh. Mike Brearley discusses India's reaction to the new and untested, and finds a pattern there. British actor and director Harry Burton recalls his playing days with Nobel Laureate and cricket fan Harold Pinter. Former CBI chief R K Raghavan details the match fixing saga that nearly brought Indian cricket to its knees while Nandan Kamat seeks a law against fixing. Gulu Ezekiel details the collector's life, and what makes it special. Andreas Campomar writes about a commemorative game in Argentina, where cricket has been played for 150 years. Writers include the world's finest, Gideon Haigh, Rahul Bhattacharya, Geoff Lemon, Andrew Fernando, Sidhartha Monga, Sandeep Dwivedi, Neil Manthorp, Peter Lalor, Tim Wigmore. Unmukt Chand describes his struggles while Karunya Keshav and Snehal Pradhan capture the drama and the possibilities in women's cricket around the world. The quality of the writing remains consistently high while there are surprises and breath-taking material galore. The Six Cricketers of the Year and the Personality of the Year take their place among the other Wisden India Almanack staples: obituaries, book reviews, chronicles and the editor's notes. Mumbai's dramatic IPL win and the tournament details and commentary give the season at a glance. Who are the some of the country's best-known club cricketers, those who played for years and became local celebrities but seldom went on to bigger things? Wisden India Almanack tells their story. The international season, the domestic season complete with the details of the first class and other matches and records from the lower levels to the international, have been meticulously collected in this, the most respected annual cricket reference manual.

本書は単なる記録集の枠を超え、クリケットという競技の深淵に迫る文芸的叙事詩です。編者スレシュ・メノンが紡ぎ出すのは、２０１９年ワールドカップの熱狂だけではありません。かつてインドを揺るがした八百長疑惑という負の歴史や、表舞台には立たずとも地元で愛された無名の名手たちの光影を鮮烈に描き出し、スポーツが持つ崇高な精神性と社会的な複雑さを浮き彫りにしています。 特筆すべきは、ヴィヴ・リチャーズ卿ら伝説的選手と当代随一の執筆陣が織りなす圧倒的な筆致です。緻密なデータと叙情的なエッセイが融合した構成は、数字の背後にある血の通った人間ドラマを私たちに突きつけます。クリケットを文化の鏡として捉え、その魂の変遷を活写した本作は、人間の情熱と再起の物語を求めるすべての読者の心を震わせる至高のアンソロジーと言えるでしょう。