Osman Samiuddin

Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

Injury scare for Razzaq ahead of South Africa tour

Abdul Razzaq, the Pakistan allrounder, has torn a calf muscle which could result in him missing the start of the South Africa series

22-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Regional associations to get more revenue

Regional cricket associations in Pakistan will finally be given the financial empowerment they have demanded for so long

19-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Shoaib calls for greater awareness on doping issues

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.

17-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

'This is an important result for us' - Inzamam

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

16-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Karachi

The late bloomer

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

16-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

'We will be coming out in Karachi firing on all cylinders'

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

15-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Karachi

Shabbir eager to iron out the kinks

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

13-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Role of PCB in inquiry under question

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

09-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Ashraf reiterates PCB's zero-tolerance policy

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

07-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Pakistan's cornered tiger

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

07-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Divergence in doping policies will not work

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

06-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

'We respect the decision' - Ashraf

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.

05-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Shoaib and Asif acquitted

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.

05-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

The Afridi affair

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

03-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

'The entire team should get credit for the victory' - Inzi

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

01-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Karachi

Trust Karachi to produce a winner

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

01-Dec-2006•The Verdict by Osman Samiuddin at Karachi

Foot injury rules Sarwan out of ODI series

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

01-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Karachi

Afridi and Nazir left out of ODI squad

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

01-Dec-2006•Osman Samiuddin

'I just need to bat out the entire day' - Lara

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

30-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Karachi

Yousuf breaks 30-year-old record

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

30-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Karachi

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