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Osman Samiuddin
Osman Samiuddin

Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

@OsmanSamiuddin
Six sixes in an over: still special after all these years

Six sixes in an over: still special after all these years

The way batters monster totals in T20, you would think hitting six sixes in an over would be routine. It's not

16-Apr-2024•Osman Samiuddin
We need to talk about MS Dhoni's hair

We need to talk about MS Dhoni's hair

Is this the first time ever he's not quite managed to pull a look off?

09-Apr-2024•Osman Samiuddin
The no-look six is worth a look - and then some

The no-look six is worth a look - and then some

Batters in T20 are hitting the ball miles and not caring to see where it has gone. It might seem like flex, but that's not all it is

01-Apr-2024•Osman Samiuddin
Shaharyar Khan: the gentleman strongman that Pakistan cricket needed

Shaharyar Khan: the gentleman strongman that Pakistan cricket needed

Osman Samiuddin pays tribute to the arch-diplomat who oversaw the best of times at the PCB

24-Mar-2024•Osman Samiuddin
Shaharyar Khan, cricket diplomat and PCB's man of transition

Shaharyar Khan, cricket diplomat and PCB's man of transition

Both Shaharyar Khan's tenures at the head of the PCB are not only fondly remembered but left significant footprints on the game in Pakistan

23-Mar-2024•Osman Samiuddin
Why getting to a hundred Tests isn't what it used to be

Why getting to a hundred Tests isn't what it used to be

In the 2000s the milestone stood in danger of becoming quotidian; then and now, it says things about the nature and standing of Test cricket

06-Mar-2024•Osman Samiuddin
Asad Shafiq: Pakistan's fuss-free, low-key, endearing contributor

Asad Shafiq: Pakistan's fuss-free, low-key, endearing contributor

Batting at No. 6, he made a virtue of earnest endeavour. There was more to him than his seemingly underwhelming numbers might say

13-Dec-2023•Osman Samiuddin
Masood not a 'sacrificial lamb' but ready to 'relish' captaincy

Masood not a 'sacrificial lamb' but ready to 'relish' captaincy

The new Test captain says he is in a "good space" and wants to draw experience from his different captaincy opportunities in the recent past

29-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin
'The priority is Pakistan' - Hafeez stresses international-first policy for contracted players

'The priority is Pakistan' - Hafeez stresses international-first policy for contracted players

The team director has also laid out a new policy designed to discourage young cricketers from playing T20 early in their careers

28-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin
Cummins: An Aussie World Cup winning captain like no other

Cummins: An Aussie World Cup winning captain like no other

There were questions about him at the start of the World Cup, but by the end of it, he killed all the chatter

21-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin
Cummins, and the 'satisfying' sound of silence

Cummins, and the 'satisfying' sound of silence

Australia's skipper calls the ODI World Cup win the pinnacle of his career and a moment he will remember for the rest of his life

19-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin
Advance Australia, inevitably

Advance Australia, inevitably

They came into the final as underdogs but dispatched India's greatest ODI side ever - just like they always do

19-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin
Australia do Australia things, without the scowl or the snarl

Australia do Australia things, without the scowl or the snarl

They've not been as dominant as the previous Australian teams, but they've fought hard and have found a way to win - which is as Australian as it can get

18-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin
School's out as Rohit, Iyer rip up the textbooks in Mumbai

School's out as Rohit, Iyer rip up the textbooks in Mumbai

It was a day for Indian batting royalty at the Wankhede, with the captain leading the charge

15-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin
Jasprit Bumrah is a species of exactly one

Jasprit Bumrah is a species of exactly one

He was impossible to have imagined into being until he arrived and is impossible to replicate once he's gone.

13-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin
Clinical, risk-assessed, productive - Afghanistan's batting evolution unlocks new highs

Clinical, risk-assessed, productive - Afghanistan's batting evolution unlocks new highs

Afghanistan's batting lineup is no longer viewed as a potentially explosive but naïve unit; they look much more in control

09-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin
The sweet sound of Fakhar's sixes makes unreal real

The sweet sound of Fakhar's sixes makes unreal real

It's the sound of the modern batting that turns despair into dreams, as it did against New Zealand at the Chinnaswamy

04-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin
Nabi the hustler sends Netherlands spinning

Nabi the hustler sends Netherlands spinning

There are sexier spin bowlers at this World Cup but few wilier than the Afghanistan stalwart

03-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin
PCB chief Zaka Ashraf accused of 'flagrant misdoings and unconstitutional decisions'

PCB chief Zaka Ashraf accused of 'flagrant misdoings and unconstitutional decisions'

Member of his own management committee writes email, copying it to the ministry which has oversight over sports

02-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin
Relax, Pakistan have got this

Relax, Pakistan have got this

Right up until the moment they haven't - the story of how Afghanistan never got the memo

23-Oct-2023•Osman Samiuddin
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