Osman Samiuddin

In the wake of the most serious drugs scandal to hit cricket, Shoaib Akhtar, the man at the centre of it, has called for greater awareness to be created among cricketers, especially in Pakistan, about doping issues.

Inzamam-ul-Haq and Bennett King spoke to the media at the end of the series

Osman Samiuddin talks to Abdur Rehman, one among the rare and unglamorous breed of slow left arm spinners

When Pakistan and the West Indies meet next, after the final ODI at Karachi tomorrow, it will be for the opening game of the 2007 World Cup in Jamaica in just under three months time

Shabbir Ahmed could be ready to resume his international career when Pakistan visit South Africa early next year

The role of PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf in the inquiry in to the doping scandal that rocked Pakistan cricket has come under scrutiny with the publication of a letter written by him to the first anti-doping commission

Nasim Ashraf, chairman of the PCB, has reiterated Pakistan's commitment to a zero-tolerance policy on doping in the wake of criticism from Percy Sonn over the board's handling of the doping cases of Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif

To restrict Imran Khan to mere cricket is to heap an injustice upon him. Undoubtedly, he was a giant on the field

How can cricket operate with such a wide divergence in the doping policies of a national board and the body that runs cricket?

Nasim Ashraf, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, has said that the decision of the appeals committee to overturn the drugs ban on Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif is an honest and open one and should be respected.

Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif have been acquitted by the tribunal appointed to review their appeals against the drugs ban imposed on them by an earlier committee.

Osman Samiuddin on the fickle relationship between Shahid Afridi and Pakistan cricket

Inzamam-ul-Haq and Brian Lara spoke to the media at the end of the three-Test series

Whatever talk there always is of the Karachi pitch, it manages to be overshadowed eventually by producing a winner

Ramnaresh Sarwan, the West Indies vice-captain, has been ruled out of the five-match ODI series against Pakistan due of a foot injury

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has been recalled for the one-day series against West Indies alongside Danish Kaneria, Yasir Hameed and Mohammad Sami

Brian Lara is a sharper man than most and despite the celebratory feel of the day he was fully aware of the grave situation his side find themselves in now

Mohammad Yousuf broke one of the longest-standing records in cricket, of most runs in a calendar year

Rain overnight and cloud cover for most of the afternoon meant play stopped 15 overs short, though to many that might have been a relief given that only 199 runs had been scored in the 75 available.

Daren Ganga and Umar Gul spoke to the media after the second day's play