Osman Samiuddin

Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

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'We thought we could do well chasing' - Utseya

Prosper Utseya, the Zimbabwe captain, defended his decision to field

21-Jan-2008•Osman Samiuddin in Karachi

'Zimbabwe will return as soon as they are ready'

Peter Chingoka, chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket, is confident his country are well on their way to being a Test nation again

21-Jan-2008•Interview by Osman Samiuddin

Malik promises improved results

Shoaib Malik is confident of not only his participation in the ODI series against Zimbabwe, but also Pakistan delivering the goods while introducing new faces

18-Jan-2008•Osman Samiuddin in Karachi

Confident Zimbabwe aim to continue upward

Pakistan, over the last year, and Zimbabwe, for some time, have probably realised the significance of that sentiment more than most nations

12-Jan-2008•Osman Samiuddin

Chingoka hopeful on tour of England

Zimbabwe will look to the ICC to ensure that their future tour commitments go ahead as planned

12-Jan-2008•Osman Samiuddin

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

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

30-Dec-2007•Osman Samiuddin

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

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

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

14-Dec-2007•Osman Samiuddin

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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