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Osman Samiuddin
Osman Samiuddin

Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

@OsmanSamiuddin
Cricket, technology and the middle path

Cricket, technology and the middle path

More technology or less? The ICC's proposed new system of referring contentious umpiring decisions may have its pros and cons in about equal measure, but it needs to be given a fair run

08-Jan-2008•Osman Samiuddin
None more bleak

None more bleak

Plenty happened in Pakistan cricket in 2007, little of it good

30-Dec-2007•Osman Samiuddin
Streaks and freaks, spats and prats

Streaks and freaks, spats and prats

The heroes and zeroes, the purple patches and the flops, feats and falls, the weird and the wonderful. Osman Samiuddin hands out the gongs for the year in cricket

28-Dec-2007•Osman Samiuddin
Captaincy conundrum for Pakistan

Captaincy conundrum for Pakistan

Question are being asked of Shoaib Malik's captaincy after Pakistan's poor performance in India, with Younis Khan emerging as a possible alternative

15-Dec-2007•Osman Samiuddin
Misbah towers over the rest

Misbah towers over the rest

Osman Samiuddin reviews Pakistan's Test series and rates the players as they contributed

14-Dec-2007•Osman Samiuddin
The lost boys

The lost boys

Once heralded as the next big brown hopes of spin, Danish Kaneria and Harbhajan Singh now find themselves losing the magic that made them great

14-Dec-2007•Osman Samiuddin
Situation calls for a fifth bowler, or four fit ones

Situation calls for a fifth bowler, or four fit ones

With the injury to Shoaib Akhtar, and Pakistan's decision to stick to only four specialist bowlers, meant Pakistan allowed India, as well as the series, out of their grasp on the opening day

08-Dec-2007•Osman Samiuddin
Younis hundred helps Pakistan salvage draw

Younis hundred helps Pakistan salvage draw

A 136-run partnership between Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf dragged Pakistan from a perilous 78 for 4 to safety.

04-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin
India accelerate to extend lead

India accelerate to extend lead

India gave themselves some hope of winning the second Test at Eden Gardens, finally hustling out Pakistan's resistance on the fourth day

03-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin
Misbah and Akmal defy India

Misbah and Akmal defy India

Defiant centuries from Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal left Pakistan 258 runs behind India's mammoth first-innings score of 616

02-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin
Ganguly and Laxman add to Pakistan's misery

Ganguly and Laxman add to Pakistan's misery

Sourav Ganguly got his first Test hundred in Kolkata as India bruised, battered and pummelled Pakistan

01-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin
Majestic Jaffer puts India in command

Majestic Jaffer puts India in command

Wasim Jaffer's bat sparkled brightest on a day of total dominance for India's batsmen

30-Nov-2007•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin
Progress despite defeat

Progress despite defeat

Although Pakistan may have lost the first Test by six wickets, there still are positives to take out for Shoaib Malik from the defeat

26-Nov-2007•Osman Samiuddin
A glimmer of hope

A glimmer of hope

The failures of Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan have given the other players an opportunity to take charge and the response has been heartening

24-Nov-2007
Tenacious Misbah overcomes the odds

Tenacious Misbah overcomes the odds

In nearly every one of the 23 international innings Misbah-ul-Haq has played since his surprise return into Pakistan's scheme of things, a situation has presented itself, a problem to be resolved

22-Nov-2007•Osman Samiuddin
Go on, give us a classic

Go on, give us a classic

Half a century into their storied rivalry, India and Pakistan are yet to produce a series that is great all the way through. Will this be the one?

21-Nov-2007•Osman Samiuddin
One hand writing, one clapping

One hand writing, one clapping

Am I a writer with a fan inside me or am I a fan who writes? A cricket writer's perennial dilemma

19-Nov-2007•Osman Samiuddin
A series lost and nothing gained

A series lost and nothing gained

Pakistan lost the series today, to Tendulkar's majesty, but for all intents and purposes, it was the uncertainty and instability around the team since Shoaib Malik's captaincy began, that lost it for them

15-Nov-2007•Osman Samiuddin
Yuvraj's all-round show powers India to series lead

Yuvraj's all-round show powers India to series lead

India clinched the Kanpur ODI by 46 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match ODI series

11-Nov-2007•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin
Misbah walks the finishing tight-rope

Misbah walks the finishing tight-rope

Misbah-ul-Haq's only flaw is that he doesn't yet finish, he doesn't leave an asterisk beside his name often enough

09-Nov-2007
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