Osman Samiuddin

Osman Samiuddin looks at Nasim Ashraf, the new PCB chairman, and how his remarks on religion have really revved up the chattering classes

Inzamam-ul-Haq has strongly denied accusations that he was putting players in the team under pressure to pray

Sri Lanka, led by Upul Tharanga with the bat and Muttiah Muralitharan with the ball, rebounded emphatically from their opening game defeat to fairly thump New Zealand by seven wickets at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai

Sri Lanka, led by Upul Tharanga with the bat and Muttiah Muralitharan with the ball, rebounded emphatically from their opening game defeat to fairly thump New Zealand by seven wickets at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai

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

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

Osman Samiuddin on reactions from Pakistan on the doping episode

Osman Samiuddin watches Pakistan bounce back from their recent travails

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?

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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