Osman Samiuddin

Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

Pakistan's curious affair with day-night Test cricket

It's expensive to host in the UAE, the market circumstances are unlike others in the cricket world, and the turnout is negligible. So why does Pakistan insist on playing pink-ball cricket there?

05-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Dubai

The truth about Rangaiyya

To the rest of the world, Rangana Herath is a lovable teddy bear of a slow left-armer. To Pakistan, he's a mean-ass, conniving devil who has taunted and harassed them for over a decade

03-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

'Want Herath throughout my career' - Chandimal

Sri Lanka captain "over the moon" after pulling off Abu Dhabi heist

02-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Pakistan's final-day batting - a disaster foretold

History or no history, with or without #MisYou, Pakistan's final-day collapses have been a constant since August last year

02-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Haris Sohail leaves his hell behind

Despite the talk that came with him being selected over the perpetually in-form Fawad Alam, and with the added pressure of Pakistan being in trouble, Haris Sohail astutely put together the "best day of his career"

01-Oct-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Hello again, Sami Aslam

Dropped after scoring tough runs on tough tours, Sami Aslam is back, and in his comeback innings scored a half-century that highlighted both his strengths and his puzzling inability to convert his starts

30-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

'We went in with our strength' - Azhar Mahmood

Despite Yasir Shah bowling a career-high 57 overs in Abu Dhabi's heat and humidity, Pakistan do not regret going into the first Test with only one specialist spinner

29-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Nine hours of captain Chandimal

This wasn't a madcap dash like his 169-ball 162 in Galle two years ago. It was, instead, a quiet epic, the innings of an extravagantly gifted batsman adapting to leadership

29-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Karunaratne shines as Sri Lanka savour unremarkable day

Amid tumult, Dimuth Karunaratne has been Sri Lanka's lynchpin; he is the team's leading Test scorer this year, and fifth in the world

28-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin

What Younis said to Yasir in Dominica

Yasir Shah talks about the drama of the climax of that famous Dominica Test, which sealed Pakistan's first series win in the Caribbean

28-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin

Sarfraz's Pakistan look to build on Misbah's reign

Pakistan's new captain in all formats wants his team to "remember the good things" his predecessors did, and apply them to his "very young side"

27-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin

The quiet signs of change in Pakistan's bowling strategy

Under Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan rarely wavered in fielding a spin-heavy attack in the UAE. The Test series against Sri Lanka could see a shift in that strategy, leaning towards a greater use of pace

27-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin

Asad Shafiq's success is key to Pakistan's new era

Following the retirements of Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq, a lot of the responsibility of scoring runs up the order falls on Asad Shafiq, who needs to shake off his up-and-down form

26-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Arthur calls on old heads to helm new dawn

Pakistan's coach wants Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq and, to a lesser extent, Babar Azam to take extra responsibility to ease the transition from Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan

25-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Abu Dhabi

Explainer - the Test and ODI league structures

After nearly two years of trying, cricket is on the verge of pushing through a new international structure. This is how it will work, in theory

21-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin

Test and ODI league structures could hinge on India-Pakistan ties

The India-Pakistan impasse is potentially holding hostage cricket's attempts to devise a new international calendar, as the PCB has made it clear it will not sign up without clarity on bilateral matches with India

21-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin and Nagraj Gollapudi

Sammy denies giving CWI president Cameron the snub

Sammy told ESPNcricinfo that he had rushed back to the dressing room for a toilet break and brushed away talks of him ignoring the CWI president. Other voices in the World-XI dressing room, though, think otherwise

16-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin

Pakistan's unhindered security litmus test

A series of three T20 games was successfully conducted without safety glitches, but what is next for cricket in Pakistan?

16-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin

ICC plans to bring more Full Members to Pakistan in coming years

In the event of a Full Member refusing to come, the PCB will examine the possibility of organising further tours by a World XI side over the next two years

13-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Match notes on returning to Gaddafi Stadium

ESPNcricinfo's Osman Samiuddin soaks in the atmosphere inside and out of the venue where top-flight cricket returned to Pakistan after eight-and-a-half years

13-Sep-2017•Osman Samiuddin

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