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Osman Samiuddin
Osman Samiuddin

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Pakistan refuse to back down on Hair stance

Pakistan refuse to back down on Hair stance

If the ICC were hoping Pakistan's problems with Darrell Hair may quietly slip away with a new chairman in place, they might want to think again

19-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Pakistan to employ paid selectors after World Cup

Pakistan to employ paid selectors after World Cup

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will have a full-time, professional paid selection committee in place after the World Cup next year in the Caribbean

19-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Drugs-test hearing to be held within fortnight

Drugs-test hearing to be held within fortnight

Osman Samiuddin on reactions from Pakistan on the doping episode

18-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin
A deeply stirring spectacle

A deeply stirring spectacle

Osman Samiuddin watches Pakistan bounce back from their recent travails

17-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Was the substance abuse intentional?

Was the substance abuse intentional?

For the tribunal is now left with the question of intent. Did either player knowingly use the substance or were they unaware that they had been administered it?

17-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Players aware of what substances to take - Board

Players aware of what substances to take - Board

Pakistan players are regularly made fully aware of what substances they are and aren't allowed to take, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board

16-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Asif and Akhtar to return home

Asif and Akhtar to return home

Pakistan cricket received another body blow, with Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif testing positive for banned substances during an internal dope test carried out by the Pakistan Cricket Board

16-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Younis Khan reinstated as captain

Younis Khan reinstated as captain

In a startling turn of events Younis Khan has been reinstated as captain of Pakistan following the resignation of PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan late last night

07-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Pakistan revert to familiar disarray

Pakistan revert to familiar disarray

Reports in Pakistan are suggesting that Mohammad Yousuf has been appointed captain for the Champions Trophy in place of Younis Khan, who earlier today refused to take up the Pakistan captaincy.

05-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Mohammad Yousuf to lead Pakistan

Mohammad Yousuf to lead Pakistan

Mohammad Yousuf has been appointed the new captain for the Champions Trophy in place of Younis Khan, following a startling day which began with the latter publicly refusing to accept the Pakistan captaincy in the morning

05-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Asif's shoulder injury not serious

Asif's shoulder injury not serious

Mohammad Asif has been advised not to bowl for a week due to a shoulder-related injury

02-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin
More than an inconvenient truth

More than an inconvenient truth

When Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove decreed Pakistan guilty of ball tampering on the afternoon of August 20, 2006, they were venturing into uncharted international territory

02-Oct-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Justice still awaits

Justice still awaits

Having seen Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan team cleared of ball tampering charges and Pakistan the country, a slur removed and its honour restored, sights were set trained on Darrell Hair

29-Sep-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Making sense out of chaos

Making sense out of chaos

Osman Samiuddin takes a look at the men and the issues behind the Code of Conduct hearing at The Oval

27-Sep-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Umpires disagreed over timing of ball change

Umpires disagreed over timing of ball change

Cricinfo has learnt that there was an initial disagreement between Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove about the timing of the ball change during the Oval Test in August

26-Sep-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Otherwise pandemonium

Otherwise pandemonium

Pakistan outright lost the Test series against England this summer and though they drew the one-day international series, never has a draw been more a loss than this

14-Sep-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Zaheer Abbas replaced as manager

Zaheer Abbas replaced as manager

Zaheer Abbas has been replaced as manager of Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy in October, by former Pakistan opener Talat Ali

12-Sep-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Back from the periphery

Back from the periphery

Osman Samiuddin gives the Lowdown on Shoaib Akhtar

06-Sep-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Stanford 20/20 match will not go ahead

Stanford 20/20 match will not go ahead

The $5 million winner-takes-all Stanford 20/20 SuperStar game between West Indies and South Africa due to be played on November 10 is unlikely to be resurrected

02-Sep-2006•Osman Samiuddin
Situation could've been handled better - Dar

Situation could've been handled better - Dar

Aleem Dar has said that Pakistan's decision to protest and stay off the field on the fourth day of the fourth Test at the Oval last week, was wrong and may harm the game in the long-term.

26-Aug-2006•Osman Samiuddin
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