Osman Samiuddin

Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

Sarwan: ODI champion, Test maverick

In the absence of West Indian journalists, it was left to the local breed to express surprise at the dropping of Ramnaresh Sarwan. No injuries, it was pointedly announced, so it must have been form

19-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Multan

Creating a winning team

Attendees were to formulate a strategy to enable Pakistan to win the World Cup

19-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Overcast Multan queers the pitch

If conditions remain similar overnight, a result might not be far away either as Pakistan and West Indies begin the second Test on Sunday

18-Nov-2006•The Preview by Osman Samiuddin

Woolmer cautious ahead of Multan Test

Bob Woolmer lauded Pakistan's all-round performance in the nine-wicket win over West Indies in Lahore, but warned that the going might not be as smooth in the second Test

16-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Drugs ban appeal delayed until November 20

The anti-doping appeals committee hearing the cases of Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar has adjourned until next Monday (November 20)

15-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

The swing and seam merchant

Osman Samiuddin on Umar Gul after he scripted Pakistan's win against West Indies at Lahore with a nine-wicket haul

15-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Inzamam proud of team spirit

Reactions are never to expected from Inzamam-ul-Haq, and after leading his side to a nine-wicket win, Pakistan's fourth in their last seven home Tests, few were apparent on Inzamam's face

14-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Lara remains upbeat in defeat

Of the 33 hundreds from which Brian Lara must have derived personal pleasure, only eight have allowed him and the West Indies to rejoice collectively

14-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Lara's lone fight

Osman Samiuddin pays tribute to another fine century from Brian Lara that, once again, wasn't enough to save West Indies from a heavy defeat

14-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Where have all the grafters gone?

Test cricket has never been played at a quicker pace than in this modern age. Since over-rates are universally poor, it is the batsmen's scoring we refer to. Run rates and strike rates are rising and a score of 300 runs in a day is only just about par, wh

13-Nov-2006•The Verdict by Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Confusion prevails over venue for World Cup final

Nasim Ashraf has sparked confusion over the choice of venue for the final of the 2011 World Cup to be jointly held in the four subcontinent cricketing countries

13-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Yousuf bemoans flat tracks

Despite another Test century, which has put Pakistan in a strong position against West Indies, Mohammad Yousuf has hit out at the flat pitches teams are facing around the world, saying it is not a fair contest between bat and ball

12-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

The Mohammed who could have been king

Leg-spin is a contrary kind of style but doing it left-handed makes it more so. When bowled well, as it was by Dave Mohammed over 12 overs, it makes for compulsive viewing

12-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Shabbir heads back to Australia for further tests

The PCB will be sending Shabbir Ahmed to the University of Western Australia for tests on his action before his year-long ban officially ends on December 17

12-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

'It wasn't a fluent knock' - Lara

Something about the statistic that Brian Lara's 48th Test fifty was only his first in Pakistan doesn't sound right

11-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Gul continues his affair with Lahore

Two contrasting questions thus remained of Pakistan's latest new-ball pair: what might be, with Umar Gul, and what might have been with Shahid Nazir

11-Nov-2006•The Verdict by Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Lara: 'Spin may be the key'

West Indies are back in Pakistan after nine years and Brian Lara to the ground of his debut for the first time - for a Test - 16 years after he made 44 against an attack comprising Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Abdul Qadir

10-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

An intriguing battle beckons

Pakistan will take any cricket, soft or hard, after the autumn they have just undergone. Just playing, you sense, will be relief enough

10-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Firm but fair

After reading the report few can argue that in accepting the tribunal's recommendations of a two-year ban for Shoaib and a one-year one for Asif, the correct decision has been taken by the PCB

01-Nov-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Hameed and Kamal likely to be recalled

Batsmen Yasir Hameed and Asim Kamal are in contention for Pakistan's Test squad for the West Indies series, following a litany of batting failures on tours to Sri Lanka, England and the Champions Trophy

31-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin

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