Osman Samiuddin

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ICC eyes closure in landmark case

The Pakistan trio's playing future is at stake in Doha, while it is a crucial case for the ICC and ACSU as well

04-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

Pakistan trio await decision in Doha

The ICC is likely to push for maximum sanctions against the three Pakistani players facing spot-fixing charges

04-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

Misbah, Afridi in ODI captaincy race

Pakistan are likely to announce a captain for the World Cup within the next few days, possibly even before the fourth ODI of the current series against New Zealand scheduled for February 1

29-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin

BCCI backs Bengal board's plea for reconsideration on Eden Gardens

The BCCI has given its backing to the Cricket Association of Bengal's (CAB) request to the ICC to reconsider the decision to move the India-England Group B match from Eden Gardens

28-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin and Nagraj Gollapudi

Pakistan players unlikely to get overdue payments from ICL

The Pakistan players who took part in the now-defunct Indian Cricket League (ICL) face a bleak future in trying to secure payments of US$2 million still owed to them

27-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin

The latest chapter in Misbah's extraordinary career

There is no shortage of remarkable stories in Pakistan cricket but Misbah's is something else altogether

19-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin

A fresh, balanced squad with no captain

Despite all the controversies of the past year, Pakistan have put together a balanced squad for the World Cup, but the fact that they haven't finalised on a captain is cause for concern

18-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin

Is there light in Pakistan's future?

The Quaid-e-Azam trophy final is being played under floodlights in Karachi. What does this step mean for Pakistan cricket?

16-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin

Salman Butt under investigation over The Oval Test too

Pakistan's four-wicket win at The Oval against England last summer has been part of the ICC's investigation into spot-fixing allegations against three Pakistan players, it emerged in the Doha hearing

11-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

Tribunal defers verdict till February 5

The tribunal hearing the spot-fixing case will pronounce its judgement on February 5, until which time Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will remain provisionally suspended

11-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

Amir's lawyer requests deferred verdict

Mohammad Amir's legal counsel has requested the ICC's three-man tribunal examining the charges of spot-fixing to take more time to study the case before announcing its verdict

11-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

Differences between Butt and Asif grow

Growing differences between Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif appear to have given rise to the acknowledgment that wrongdoing was committed

10-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

Spot-fixing hearing endgame begins

The ICC's anti-corruption tribunal will hear closing statements from the ICC and the three players in the spot-fixing hearing from Monday and is expected to reach a verdict on Tuesday

09-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

Butt undergoes 'tough' cross-examination

Salman Butt spent the entire third day of the spot-fixing hearings in Doha being examined first by his own lawyer before facing what has been described as "a tough" cross-examination by the ICC's legal team

08-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

ICC makes its case against suspended players

The ICC has finished making its case against the three Pakistani players facing charges of spot-fixing on the second day of the anti-corruption hearing

07-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

Reports suggest accused trio's defence differs

As the spot-fixing hearing got underway in Doha, Qatar, speculation began to mount around the defence the three Pakistani players are constructing and the divergence in them

07-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

Players turn down request for PCB observer

A request by the PCB to have an observer present at the spot-fixing hearing currently underway in Doha, Qatar, was turned down by two of the three players

06-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

Amir optimistic ahead of hearing

Mohammad Amir, the youngest, most potent symbol of the trio expressed cautious optimism about the outcome of a hearing that could effectively end his career

06-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

Pakistan trio's careers on the line

At stake during the hearings is the playing future of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir as well as the reputation of the ICC as a governing body

05-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

A bold new step for the ICC

Never before has the ICC punished or acquitted a player for corruption, leaving it to the member countries' boards to sort the issue

05-Jan-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Doha

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