Osman Samiuddin

Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

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Nabi the hustler sends Netherlands spinning

There are sexier spin bowlers at this World Cup but few wilier than the Afghanistan stalwart

03-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin

PCB chief Zaka Ashraf accused of 'flagrant misdoings and unconstitutional decisions'

Member of his own management committee writes email, copying it to the ministry which has oversight over sports

02-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Relax, Pakistan have got this

Right up until the moment they haven't - the story of how Afghanistan never got the memo

23-Oct-2023•Osman Samiuddin

The price of being Babar Azam

Despite his immense body of fabulous work, could one say he tends to take out a tenancy agreement with big moments instead of owning them? That might be unfair, but demands on the great often are

22-Oct-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Too many bad balls make for another bad World Cup day for Pakistan

Pakistan's attack bowled plenty of dots at the Chinnaswamy, but it was the ones that went for four and six that set the tone

20-Oct-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Rockstar Afridi needs a new hit

His effectiveness with the new ball has reduced somewhat. Is he striving too hard for that magic ball?

19-Oct-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Rizwan's ODI brilliance can no longer fly under the radar

The No. 4 spot is a tricky one, sometimes needing recovery, on other occasions aggression, but Pakistan's wicketkeeper has found the perfect balance

13-Oct-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Befuddling, incomprehensible, alien: the last great ODI

A game magnificent in an inscrutable, otherworldly way

11-Oct-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Pakistan? Un-Pakistan? Neither? Which will it be?

A repeat of chaotic glory like in 1992 and 2017, or a well-oiled team falling short like in 1999 and 2011?

05-Oct-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Will this be the last World Cup that is this big a deal?

Tectonic shifts in the game have marginalised ODIs severely. Still, the 50-over World Cup is the sport's apex event - and it will be this year as well

03-Oct-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Pakistan squad receive visas less than 48 hours before flying out to India

The approval comes hours after the PCB wrote to the ICC expressing its displeasure at the delay in the issuance of the visas

25-Sep-2023•Osman Samiuddin and Nagraj Gollapudi

Pakistan cancel pre-World Cup Dubai trip due to visas delay

PCB confident team will be able to travel to Hyderabad ahead of warm-up game against New Zealand

22-Sep-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Pakistan players set to receive 'historic' hike in new contracts

Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi could be in line to earn as much as PKR 4.5 million a month as a retainer

04-Aug-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Big-action Broad, and the sharp spells of utter anarchy

There was always something a little titillating about Broad's best spells, a slightly guilty pleasure

01-Aug-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Thrill, thrill Pakistan

Pakistan didn't fluke this series win against Sri Lanka. They decided they were going to play like this, told us about it. and went out and did it

28-Jul-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Does English cricket have the will to put its house in order?

New documentary asks familiar questions of the sport, but is it ready to act this time?

18-Jul-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Moeen: Vaughan must 'step up' in cricket's fight against racism

Former England captain's remarks on British Muslims branded 'very silly' in new documentary

17-Jul-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Stokes on Bairstow dismissal: 'I wouldn't want to win a game in that manner'

"If the shoe was on the other foot, I would have a deep think about the whole spirit of the game"

02-Jul-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Ten key recommendations of the ICEC report

From equal pay for the women's game to the ditching of Eton-Harrow fixtures at Lord's

26-Jun-2023•Osman Samiuddin

How cricket in Scotland has stumbled from a racism scandal to the brink of meltdown

Since the publication of a report on racism in the game in the country, their cricket board has gone from one crisis and flashpoint to another

25-Jun-2023•Osman Samiuddin

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