Osman Samiuddin

Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

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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

TV umpires to call front-foot no-balls in ODI Super League

The ICC had used the technology to monitor overstepping during the Women's T20 World Cup earlier this year

27-Jul-2020•Osman Samiuddin

How about Indra Nooyi as ICC's next chairperson?

Cricket needs a leader who can remain above the ICC's usual politicking and lobbying to guide the game towards a new future

18-Jul-2020•Osman Samiuddin and Nagraj Gollapudi

Ijaz Ahmed wasn't pretty to watch. Did that blind us to his quality as a batsman?

We remember him for the odd stance, but there was a whole lot more to Pakistan's axeman of the 1990s

08-Jul-2020•Osman Samiuddin

Don't forget Graeme Smith, the batsman

His immense captaincy record often overshadows how good an opener he was. It shouldn't

29-May-2020•Osman Samiuddin

Pakistan tour of England: PCB 'very optimistic', says Wasim Khan

Agreement in principle reached after ECB assurances on logistics and player safety

16-May-2020•Osman Samiuddin

Is Saeed Anwar criminally underrated?

If we remember him at all, it's as a silken stylist who excelled in ODIs, but he was far more than that

23-Apr-2020•Osman Samiuddin

When Waqar wore a moustache

Plus a fourth-innings hundred from Asif Iqbal, and brisk legspin from two charismatic Pakistan allrounders

20-Apr-2020•Osman Samiuddin

Before Slim turned shady

The stigma of fixing will never go away, but Saleem Malik the batsman mustn't be forgotten

02-Apr-2020•Osman Samiuddin

A letter to Naseem Shah

The next big thing in Pakistan cricket is an amazing place to be in. And also the loneliest.

11-Feb-2020•Osman Samiuddin

Four-day Tests? Let's talk about the cricket calendar first

There are bigger issues in cricket than how long the premier format should be. Scheduling is near the top of the list

07-Feb-2020•Osman Samiuddin

What did cricket in the 2010s teach us?

In this past decade the game has both grown and shrunk, been haunted by past demons, and found resilience in mutability

26-Dec-2019•Osman Samiuddin

In numbers: Pakistan down and under - the bowling's to blame

Pakistan's troubles with the ball down under go back a long time, and it was no different in 2019

03-Dec-2019•Osman Samiuddin and S Rajesh

How Pakistan got it utterly wrong against David Warner at the Gabba

Warner's Ashes struggles very clearly document his issues against a specific type of right-arm pace bowling. Pakistan didn't get the memo

28-Nov-2019•Osman Samiuddin

Not without Mohammad Abbas

Given the numbers, the pedigree and the wickets Abbas has - how was picking Imran Khan ahead of him in Brisbane even a choice?

22-Nov-2019•Osman Samiuddin

Yasir Shah returns to Australia with a point to prove

He endured a dreadful series on his last visit three years ago. How will the legspinner go this time around?

19-Nov-2019•Osman Samiuddin

How it feels to watch footage of the epic West Indies-Pakistan 1987-88 series today

A video highlights clip of the final day of the Barbados Test came to light recently. Is this a good thing?

14-Nov-2019•Osman Samiuddin

PCB fends off player revolt over T10 league and CPL NOCs - for now

Chief executive Wasim Khan steps in to avert crisis for the moment; players fear CPL blacklist if tussle for NOCs continue

02-Nov-2019•Osman Samiuddin

Some stray thoughts and observations in the aftermath of Sarfaraz Ahmed's sacking

Sarfaraz is gone as Pakistan captain and it has looked like he's been going for some time now

18-Oct-2019•Osman Samiuddin

Sarfaraz Ahmed sacked as Pakistan's Test and T20I captain

Azhar Ali takes charge of Test team, Babar Azam named captain of T20I side

18-Oct-2019•Osman Samiuddin

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