Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan amongst Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2017

[BoomBoomCricket]

On the official social media account of Wisden Almanack the five cricketers for 2017 have been revealed this morning 8:30 UK time. No surprises the following have won it.

Misbah ul Haq
Younis Khan
Chris Woakes
Toby Roland Jones
Ben Duckett

The Rules

Excellence and influence in the previous English summer. Domestic cricket or international cricket.

No player can win the award twice i.e. Ben Stokes, Alastair Cook, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, James Anderson are ineligible because they’ve won it before.

So I don't want to see any silly posts in this thread about why Kohli, Ashwin, Jadeja etc did not win the award.

Previous Winners

1950 TE Bailey, RO Jenkins, JG Langridge, RT Simpson, B Sutcliffe.

1951 TG Evans, S Ramadhin, AL Valentine, ED Weekes, FMM Worrell.

1952 R Appleyard, HE Dollery, JC Laker, PBH May, EAB Rowan.

1953 H Gimblett, TW Graveney, DS Sheppard, WS Surridge, FS Trueman.

1954 RN Harvey, GAR Lock, KR Miller, JH Wardle, W Watson.

1955 B Dooland, Fazal Mahmood, WE Hollies, JB Statham, GE Tribe.

1956 MC Cowdrey, DJ Insole, DJ McGlew, HJ Tayfield, FH Tyson.

1957 D Brookes, JW Burke, MJ Hilton, GRA Langley, PE Richardson.

1958 PJ Loader, AJW McIntyre, OG Smith, MJ Stewart, CL Walcott.

1959 HL Jackson, RE Marshall, CA Milton, JR Reid, D Shackleton.

1960 KF Barrington, DB Carr, R Illingworth, G Pullar, MJK Smith.

1961 NAT Adcock, ER Dexter, RA McLean, R Subba Row, JV Wilson.

1962 WE Alley, R Benaud, AK Davidson, WM Lawry, NC O'Neill.

1963 D Kenyon, Mushtaq Mohammad, PH Parfitt, PJ Sharpe, FJ Titmus.

1964 DB Close, CC Griffith, CC Hunte, RB Kanhai, GS Sobers.

1965 G Boycott, PJP Burge, JA Flavell, GD McKenzie, RB Simpson.

1966 KC Bland, JH Edrich, RC Motz, PM Pollock, RG Pollock.

1967 RW Barber, BL D'Oliveira, C Milburn, JT Murray, SM Nurse.

1968 Asif Iqbal, Hanif Mohammad, K Higgs, JM Parks, MAK Pataudi.

1969 JG Binks, DM Green, BA Richards, DL Underwood, OS Wheatley.

1970 BF Butcher, APE Knott, Majid Khan, MJ Procter, DJ Shepherd.

1971 JD Bond, CH Lloyd, BW Luckhurst, GM Turner, RT Virgin.

1972 GG Arnold, BS Chandrasekhar, LR Gibbs, B Taylor, Zaheer Abbas.

1973 GS Chappell, DK Lillee, RAL Massie, JA Snow, KR Stackpole.

1974 KD Boyce, BE Congdon, KWR Fletcher, RC Fredericks, PJ Sainsbury.

1975 DL Amiss, MH Denness, N Gifford, AW Greig, AME Roberts.

1976 IM Chappell, PG Lee, RB McCosker, DS Steele, RA Woolmer.

1977 JM Brearley, CG Greenidge, MA Holding, IVA Richards, RW Taylor.

1978 IT Botham, M Hendrick, A Jones, KS McEwan, RGD Willis.

1979 DI Gower, JK Lever, CM Old, CT Radley, JN Shepherd.

1980 J Garner, SM Gavaskar, GA Gooch, DW Randall, BC Rose.

1981 KJ Hughes, RD Jackman, AJ Lamb, CEB Rice, VAP van der Bijl.

1982 TM Alderman, AR Border, RJ Hadlee, Javed Miandad, RW Marsh.

1983 Imran Khan, TE Jesty, AI Kallicharran, N Kapil Dev, MD Marshall.

1984 M Amarnath, JV Coney, JE Emburey, MW Gatting, CL Smith.

1985 MD Crowe, HA Gomes, GW Humpage, J Simmons, S Wettimuny.

1986 P Bainbridge, RM Ellison, CJ McDermott, NV Radford, RT Robinson.

1987 JH Childs, GA Hick, DB Vengsarkar, CA Walsh, JJ Whitaker.

1988 JP Agnew, NA Foster, DP Hughes, PM Roebuck, Saleem Malik.

1989 KJ Barnett, PJL Dujon, Phil Neale, Franklyn Stephenson, SR Waugh.

1990 SJ Cook, DM Jones, RC Russell, RA Smith, MA Taylor.

1991 MA Atherton, M Azharuddin, AR Butcher, DL Haynes, ME Waugh.

1992 CEL Ambrose, PAJ DeFreitas, AA Donald, RB Richardson, Waqar Younis.

1993 NE Briers, MD Moxon, IDK Salisbury, AJ Stewart, Wasim Akram.

1994 DC Boon, IA Healy, MG Hughes, SK Warne, SL Watkin.

1995 BC Lara, DE Malcolm, TA Munton, SJ Rhodes, KC Wessels.

1996 DG Cork, PA de Silva, ARC Fraser, A Kumble, DA Reeve.

1997 ST Jayasuriya, Mushtaq Ahmed, Saeed Anwar, PV Simmons, SR Tendulkar.

1998 MTG Elliott, SG Law, GD McGrath, MP Maynard, GP Thorpe.

1999 ID Austin, D Gough, M Muralitharan, A Ranatunga, JN Rhodes.

2000 CL Cairns, R Dravid, L Klusener, TM Moody, Saqlain Mushtaq.

2001 MW Alleyne, MP Bicknell, AR Caddick, JL Langer, DS Lehmann.

2002 A Flower, AC Gilchrist, JN Gillespie, VVS Laxman, DR Martyn.

2003 ML Hayden, AJ Hollioake, N Hussain, SM Pollock, MP Vaughan.

2004 CJ Adams, A Flintoff, IJ Harvey, G Kirsten, GC Smith.

2005 AF Giles, SJ Harmison, RWT Key, AJ Strauss, ME Trescothick.

2006 B Lee, KP Pietersen, RT Ponting, SP Jones, MJ Hoggard.

2007 PD Collingwood, MS Panesar, Mohammad Yousuf, DPMD Jayawardene, MR Ramprakash.

2008 IR Bell, S Chanderpaul, OD Gibson, RJ Sidebottom, Zaheer Khan.

2009 JM Anderson, DM Benkenstein, MV Boucher, ND McKenzie, SC Taylor.

2010 SCJ Broad, MJ Clarke, G Onions, MJ Prior, GP Swann.

2011 Tamim Iqbal, EJG Morgan, CMW Read, IJL Trott.

2012 TT Bresnan, G Chapple, AN Cook, A Richardson, KC Sangakkara.

2013 HM Amla, NRD Compton, JH Kallis, MN Samuels, DW Steyn.

2014 S Dhawan, CM Edwards, RJ Harris, CJL Rogers, JE Root.

2015 MM Ali, GS Ballance, A Lyth, AD Mathews, JS Patel.

2016

Jonny Bairstow
Brendon McCullum
Steve Smith
Ben Stokes
Kane Williamson

 

[MenInG]

Excellent recognition for the services offered by these cricketers for their countries

 

[MenInG]

Virat Kohli, who features on the cover of the 2017 edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, is also the Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016, an accolade put in place in 2003 when Ricky Ponting became the first honouree, it was announced by the ‘Bible of Cricket’ on Wednesday (April 5).

The cover image shows Kohli playing a reverse sweep in a Test match, and comes in the wake of the Wisden India Almanack naming the captain of the Indian team the Cricketer of the Year for the second time in its 2017 edition.

The other significant feature of the 2017 edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack is that two Pakistani cricketers – Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan – have been named in the list of the five Cricketers of the Year, the first time this has happened since 1997. On that occasion, Mushtaq Ahmed and Saeed Anwar were chosen. In fact, Mohammad Yousuf in 2007 was the last player from Pakistan to be honoured thus. With Misbah and Younis making the list, the total number of Pakistanis to have been chosen Cricketers of the Year went up to 14, one less than India’s tally of 15.

Explaining the decision to have Misbah and Younis in the list, Lawrence Booth, editor of the Almanack, writes, “Misbah-ul-Haq was central to one of the most riveting series in England for years, a 2-2 draw that left fans longing for a decider. His century in the First Test at Lord’s set a benchmark for his team-mates, while his celebratory press-ups became one of the motifs of the year. Against the odds, he led Pakistan, without a home Test since 2009, to the top of the rankings – and all at the age of 42.

“With the pressure on, Younis Khan delivered. His classy 218 in the final Test of the summer, at The Oval, helped Pakistan square the series after successive defeats had left them in danger of squandering their win at Lord’s. It was his 32nd Test hundred – and a reminder that his struggles earlier in the series had been a blip rather than part of a decline.”

Booth was full of praise for the engrossing series and the “perfect guests” from Pakistan, writing, “Like the 2015 New Zealanders, the 2016 Pakistanis left England with everyone craving a decider; unlike them, Pakistan had arrived expecting headlines that went beyond the cricket. But, once Mohammad Amir had refused to overstep at Lord’s, the cricket is precisely what made the headlines. This had plenty to do with the leadership of Misbah-ul-Haq, who showed it was possible to combine dignity and success. He also provided a poignant reminder of the human cost of Pakistan’s exile, when – after his side’s victory at The Oval – he quietly pointed out that he saw his sister and mother only once a year. And, flourishing as an international sportsman in his early forties, he gave hope to more of us than he probably realised.

“Misbah was once mocked by sceptical fans for his ‘tuk tuk’ approach, as another ball thudded off the face of a dead bat. But it was a simplification. Captaining Pakistan has always required skills more suited to defusing a brawl. To do so in the years since the 2009 terrorist attack in Lahore has also required a more nuanced ability – to persuade players they are doing something worthwhile. Pakistan’s time as Test cricket’s No. 1 side was fleeting, but it was a miracle they got there at all. And throughout, Misbah seemed to be enacting Hemingway’s definition of courage as ‘grace under pressure’.

”Apart from Misbah and Younis, the other Cricketers of the Year – a tradition maintained by the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack since 1889 – were Ben Duckett, Toby Roland-Jones, and Chris Woakes, while Ellyse Perry was named the Leading Woman Cricketer in the World.

The other honourees included AJ Woodland, the left-hand opening batsman who scored 1200 runs across formats for St Edward’s School, Oxford who was chosen as the Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year, Emma John, whose Following On was named Wisden Book of the Year, and Saqib Majeed, who won the Wisden-MCC Cricket

Booth, in his Editor’s Notes, praised the International Cricket Council for their determination in redistributing the wealth allocated to the Big Three of India, England and Australia, but condemned the ICC’s opportunism in trying to push through the changes while the Board of Control for Cricket in India was in the middle of a major churn.

http://m.wisdenindia.com/full-story.php?category=News&id=248376&

 

[dildildalwalla]

maybe Shah should have been there too?

Eitehr way, great stuff and it's impressive to see the number of Pakistanis that have performed so well in England over the years.

 

[shariqnoor]

The whole world recognizes the services to Pakistan cricket of Younis and Misbah, yet its so unfortunate that people of our own nation would not think twice to demean and degrade their contributions. Both are true legends of Pakistan cricket. Our memories only last till the last match or the last series. Highly unfortunate.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Great reward for their achievements.

 

[Major]

Wow those are some fantastic words written regarding misbah.

Many haters must be angry

 

[Bewal Express]

Well deserved by all but Misbah and YK should have gone with dignity this winter.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Congrats to them.

 

[MMHS]

Congrats. Though not sure why YK is there, Yasir was most deserving. He was denied in 2007, compensated this time. I think Inzi was also denied twice in 1997 & 2002; while Amir actually won it in 2011, only not listed. They kept that slot open.

WCoY has changed its policy recent times - previously, it was all about English summer, both Test & County; but later they started to recognize international performance as well. In that regard, from PAK - Inzi, Shoaib & Asif should have got it as well.

 

[Fantasy]

Congrats. Though not sure why YK is there, Yasir was most deserving. He was denied in 2007, compensated this time. I think Inzi was also denied twice in 1997 & 2002; while Amir actually won it in 2011, only not listed. They kept that slot open.

WCoY has changed its policy recent times - previously, it was all about English summer, both Test & County; but later they started to recognize international performance as well. In that regard, from PAK - Inzi, Shoaib & Asif should have got it as well.

It still is all about English summer and that includes Test matches as well.

Am I missing something? What was it before though?

 

[Muhammad10]

Wisden-MCC photo of the year revealed

An image capturing an evening on the outskirts of Srinagar has won the 2016 Wisden-MCC Cricket Photograph of the Year Competition

An image capturing a boys’ cricket game in the Mughal gardens of Srinagar has won the coveted Wisden–MCC Cricket Photograph of the Year Competition.

Freelance Kashmiri photographer Saqib Majeed captured the moment while on a visit to Nishat Bagh last year.

"Saqib’s picture was absolutely breath-taking, and a very worthy winner,” said chairman of the judging panel, Chris Smith.

"A fellow judge rightly observed that the image looked more like one of the paintings in the Pavilion than a digital photograph – which is testament to the quality of the winning image.

"The last few winners of this competition have been action shots, so it was nice to be able to select something from outside the professional game."

An image of India superstar Virat Kohli warming his hands near the flames as he took the field in last January’s T20 International against Australia at the MCG – taken by freelancer Asanka Brendon Ratnayake – was one of two equal runners-up.

The other runner up was Philip Brown, for his shot of Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan batting against England during the first Test in Chittagong late last year.

AAP photographer Paul Miller’s photograph of Pat Cummins in action for Sydney Thunder in the KFC Big Bash League, and a shot of Darren Sammy celebrating West Indies’ World T20 win, were among other shots short-listed for the prize.

Smith is the former Chief Sports Photographer of London's The Sunday Times. The judging panel also included world-renowned cricket photographer Patrick Eagar, award-winning cricket photographer Adrian Murrell, former art director of The Cricketer magazine, Nigel Davies, former chief photographer of the New Musical Express, Kevin Cummins, and award-winning sports broadcaster Alison Mitchell.


Winner Saqeeb Majeed, freelance

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Kashmiri Muslim boys play cricket under autumn shades in the Nishat Bagh gardens on the outskirts of Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir.


Runners-up Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, freelance

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Virat Kohli warms his hands as he walks past the flames during the second Australia v India T20 at the MCG in January, 2016


Philip Brown, freelance

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Shakib Al Hasan bats on the second day of the first Test between Bangladesh and England in Chittagong.


Shortlisted Matthew Lewis, Getty

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West Indies captain Darren Sammy celebrates his team's victory over England in the World T20 final in Kolkata


Paul Miller, AAP

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Sydney Thunder's Pat Cummins fails to hold on to a catch to dismiss Moises Henriques during BBL|05 at Spotless Stadium


Ash Allen, Ash Allen photography

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Lendl Simmons of St Kitts and Nevis Patriots loses his bat during the 2016 Caribbean Premier League season


AM Ahad, freelance

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Children play cricket on a road in Sirajganj, Bangladesh


Hemant Padalkar, DNA India

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Boys playing cricket on the terrace of a building as traffic passes below


Matthew Childs, Action Images

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Jos Buttler and Joe Root dive for a catch during the fifth ODI between England and Sri Lanka in Cardiff


Md Rafayat Haque Khan, amateur

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Children play cricket among drying rice on a cold winter morning in central Bangladesh


Kuntal Roy, amateur

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A young girl in a remote West Bengal village is challenged by her friends to keep the ball bouncing on her bat

http://www.cricket.com.au/news/wisd...r-cricket-virat-kohli-shakib-sammy/2017-04-05

 

[MenInG]

Lovely pics! Fantastic moments captured and truly deserving of accolades.

 

[KhalidRafi]

Wonderful photos.

 

[shaz619]

Congrats to both men, well deserved.

 

[shaz619]

[MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] sorry guys, I hope you are ok

 

[shaz619]

Those pictures are incredible! well done to the people who took those shots!

 

[Mamoon]

[MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] sorry guys, I hope you are ok

Any award for dancing and hopping for 3 Tests?

 

[Mamoon]

Amazing snaps though, how many did Kumble take?

 

[shaz619]

Any award for dancing and hopping for 3 Tests?

It must not be great when your beloved England and the Honourable/Prestigious Wisden recognise the greatness of Younis Khan and his series levelling innings

 

[Square Drive]

Great pics and great reward for the senior pros of Pakistan.

 

[Hasan123]

Yasir Shah should have been on the list instead of Younis. But congratulations to both Misbah and Younis.