Osman Samiuddin

Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

World Cup could cement Afridi's captaincy credentials

Shahid Afridi has always been an uncertain choice as captain and how Pakistan performs in the World Cup will provide vindication for either his supporters or his detractors

22-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin

New faces in familiar surroundings

Two of the fresh faces in Pakistan's World Cup squad - Ahmed Shehzad and Junaid Khan - have toured Sri Lanka before and are hoping that will help them make an impact

22-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

Pakistan try to move on from spot-fixing saga

Pakistan have been, and probably will continue to be, reminded of the spot-fixing crisis for some time still

21-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

No complacency for bullish Pakistan

Waqar Younis didn't have the best time in World Cups as a player, but hopes to correct that during his time as coach

21-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

Where do the minnows go from here?

Watching Associates get hammered in World Cups is dispiriting, but there must be a way of ensuring they play against big teams more than once every four years

20-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

Stripped down UDRS under the spotlight

The unavailability of Hot Spot technology during the current World Cup came under scrutiny as Sri Lanka took on Canada

20-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

The fans turn up...and so does an elephant

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day as Sri Lanka begin their tournament by hosting Canada

20-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

Players and coaches round on ICC Associates decision

Dissent and criticism of the ICC's decision to cull Associate nations from the 2015 World Cup intensified further on the opening day of the current tournament

19-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

Pressure-free Canada ready to impress

Ashish Bagai's memory isn't as clear as it should be perhaps, though given what happened when Canada last met Sri Lanka at a World Cup, he is not to be blamed

19-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

Canada's gun prepares to fire

By deed, if not by sight, the exploits of Rizwan Cheema of Canada have travelled well

19-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

Revived Samaraweera ready to anchor Sri Lanka

Thilan Samaraweera's re-emergence as a batsman in Sri Lanka's ODI side has been one of the more understated, indeed surprising, developments of the last couple of years

18-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

The ODI is dead, long live the ODI

There's absolutely nothing wrong with one-day cricket as the matches in the format in 2010 showed us. It's just a matter of context and giving the bowlers more power

18-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin

'We should make the semi-finals' - Afridi

Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan captain, has said Pakistan are the most "dangerous team at the World Cup" and should at least reach the semi-finals

11-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin

A wise judgement, with a good deal of worldliness

In handing the judgement, the tribunal has stripped down all surrounding noise to the one basic question it sets out to resolve: were the three no-balls fluke or fix? The answer should now be very clear

11-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin

Tribunal judgement highlights weak defence

The judgment charts an entertainingly-written and fascinating course through the entire case. One of the central questions, it acknowledges early on, was whether the no-balls were "fluke or fix?", and it says in the end that they were

10-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin

'Lack of remorse' swung verdict against players

A lack of remorse and contrition from three Pakistan players over the spot-fixing charge levelled against them were among the key factors in the tribunal's decision to impose the sanctions they did

09-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin

ICC judgement may not be made public

Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir will on Tuesday receive full written judgments on the verdicts and sanctions they were handed on Saturday but whether the judgment becomes public is not yet clear

07-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin

'I will be back' - Mohammad Amir

Mohammad Amir has said that February 5, 2011, was the worst day of his life, and that he is determined to make a comeback to the Pakistan side

06-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

Amir to appeal against ICC sanctions

Mohammad Amir will appeal to the Court of Arbitration in Sport against the five-year ban imposed on him by an independent tribunal

05-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

Butt out for 10 years, Asif 7 and Amir 5

Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have been banned for 10, 7 and 5 years respectively after an ICC tribunal found them guilty of spot-fixing

05-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

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