Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
... in England. I think that's the point people are making here.
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Greatest not to make a Wisden's top 5 list
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Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
It is not the Gita, Koran and Granth though.
How many publications have you read ? Even my sportstar weekly from the Hindu had more world coverage than wisden.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
No, it's not. There is no book (or magazine, or whatever) published all over the cricketing World which takes a view - equally - of all cricket around The World. Each country tends to have it's own publication.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Eh? Where did I say they did?
I said there is no publication made Worldwide that concentrates equally on all cricket Worldwide.
Fiery
Banned
I repeat my previous comment
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
No it isn't. It is the Bible of Cricket.
Fiery
Banned
I was referring to Richard's post not Wisden itself, although you could probably apply it to that as well
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Yea, I'd have to agree that Wisden is the best and most important publication on cricket...as close to the Bible of cricket as you get.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
How many of them have you read?
Even if not everything would be of great interest to you being a Kiwi, you've never struck me as one who is completely don't-give-a-****-about-anything-except-New Zealand secular type. There is plenty of quality writing in there and some excellent comment about the game in general.
Fiery
Banned
The "Bible of Cricket" tag is one that the organisation itself has always laughed off. It's even been referred to as the Bible Without Commandments but is probably best to be refered to as the Bible of English Cricket
Fiery
Banned
Of course I've read them. I have one on my bookshelf which I read from cover to cover. It's pretty silly to suggest they are not English-orientated. It's an English publication so of course it's going to be.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
When did I say it wasn't? I said it's not alone in being orientated towards the team of the place it's published from.
If it's not the Cricket Bible, what is? You know of some all-covering publication that's sent out all over The World to cricket followers of every country with stuff equally of interest to all, do you? 'Cos I don't.
If it's not the Cricket Bible, what is? You know of some all-covering publication that's sent out all over The World to cricket followers of every country with stuff equally of interest to all, do you? 'Cos I don't.
Fiery
Banned
Dasa
International Vice-Captain
The "bible of cricket" is such a stupid term. It's a book that's relevant mostly to fans of English cricket. Even if it were to be some sort of "bible", it'd have to be relevant to fans of cricket around the world. The fact that there's no other publication that covers cricket worldwide doesn't mean you have to elevate up to Wisden to a level that it does not deserve.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Therefore, then, Wisden's rep as "The Bible Of Cricket" is justified. There's no cricket publication superior to it IMO, and as it's not unique in being geared towards the country in which it's published, and is longer-serving than any remaining publication, then the dub is fair noof.
IMO.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
"Bible Of English Cricket" probably would be a better term for those who take offence to such things so easily, yes, but there's plenty of interest in the book outside this country too, which suggests it's not completely devoid of sense.
Fiery
Banned
It's not really worth arguing about Rich, besides, arguing with you is a fruitless and tedious exercise in the extreme
Pup Clarke
Cricketer Of The Year
As Swervy has found out in the Hussain/Hayden debate. Richard must have repeated himself about 20 times.