Osman Samiuddin

Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

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'There isn't anything lacking in my case' - Hasan Ali closes in on Pakistan comeback

The quick is skipping Central Punjab's first few Pakistan Cup matches to manage his workload

12-Jan-2021•Osman Samiuddin

Lovely spells but not many wickets - with Mohammad Abbas, it's a worrying pattern

Why has there been a decline in Mohammad Abbas' wicket-taking ability?

06-Jan-2021•Osman Samiuddin

How Mohammad Hafeez has been a T20 giant in 2020

In a confounding, chaotic year, one man hit an unexpected purple patch in the shortest format

17-Dec-2020•Osman Samiuddin

Can Babar Azam's personal form rub off on his team?

The prospects of losing his batting because of the captaincy is too frightening to consider

20-Nov-2020•Osman Samiuddin

The balls of the century: why we picked the way we did

No Trent Boult, no Glenn McGrath, no Chaminda Vaas. Does that mean our list sucks? Hopefully not

16-Nov-2020•Osman Samiuddin

World Test Championship finalists to be decided by percentage of points earned

Approach first needs to be approved by CEC before it is implemented.

15-Nov-2020•Osman Samiuddin

The balls of the century, No. 2: Mohammad Asif to VVS Laxman

The perfect incoming delivery doesn't exist. Or does it?

08-Nov-2020•Osman Samiuddin

World Test Championship: ICC plans to split points for Covid-19-affected games to complete cycle

Other option on the table is to consider only those matches completed by end of March 2020

22-Oct-2020•Osman Samiuddin

With Umar Gul the Uncomplicated, what you saw was what you got

He had a clean kaput of an exit, the completeness of a career with no lingering sense of unfulfillment

20-Oct-2020•Osman Samiuddin

The balls of the century, No. 6: Shoaib Akhtar to Adam Gilchrist

The last of the great reverse-swinging yorkers

16-Oct-2020•Osman Samiuddin

Bypassed for meeting with Imran Khan, Ehsan Mani summons Misbah-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali

PCB chairman displeased at being bypassed by the head coach and selector and Test captain

18-Sep-2020•Osman Samiuddin

The balls of the century, No. 14: James Anderson to Kraigg Braithwaite

Wicked, diabolical, genuine inswing

02-Sep-2020•Osman Samiuddin

Who is the real Mohammad Amir?

The teenage sensation from 2010? The more workmanlike post-ban bowler? An intelligent loner? Let's visit the various worlds he has lived in

31-Aug-2020•Osman Samiuddin

Why the ICC light regulations are what they are

Trials were conducted in 2011 to determine minimum levels of light required for play to reasonably and safely continue in Tests

27-Aug-2020•Osman Samiuddin

Fawad Alam and the cruelty of batting: a 10-year wait ends in a duck

Mountains of first-class runs and not a chance, then asked to play against the moving ball in England

14-Aug-2020•Osman Samiuddin

Asad Shafiq and Fawad Alam: A tale of intertwined destinies

They were born months apart and come from the same city, but their careers belong in different universes

12-Aug-2020•Osman Samiuddin

No, no way! You cannot do that, Mohammad Abbas!

The more you watch the Ben Stokes dismissal, the more you break it down, the better it gets

07-Aug-2020•Osman Samiuddin

Azhar Ali, the survivor, steps into another storm

He was in England 10 years ago, didn't look likely to be back, but here he is, as one of Pakistan's best

04-Aug-2020•Osman Samiuddin

Why have Pakistan done well in England?

Since 1987, their record shows they have been competitive with the very best teams on tours there

04-Aug-2020•Osman Samiuddin

World Test Championship progressing as planned, says ICC

Allardice, general manager cricket operations, keen on making sure all postponed series take place when possible

29-Jul-2020•Osman Samiuddin

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