Opinion
Osman Samiuddin
Nov 24, 2007 A glimmer of hope In a contrary sort of way, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf failing to make any sort of contribution to this Test is a good thing for Pakistan. Not that any team wants their best batsmen to fail ever, but Pakistan's reliance on both - and Inzamam-ul-Haq - in recent years has been an unhealthy one
Nov 9, 2007 Misbah walks the finishing tight-rope Misbah-ul-Haq's only flaw is that he doesn't yet finish, he doesn't leave an asterisk beside his name often enough. In his occupation, it is a fatal flaw
Oct 29, 2007 Passing on the choker tag The only time Pakistan's batting has looked calm, in control and secure is when Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and to an extent Shoaib Malik have been at the crease. Once they fell today, the terror was tangible
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Oct 23, 2007 The Pathan takes charge On some days it just isn't worth anyone's while, running into Shahid Afridi
Oct 13, 2007 Blinded by spin, Pakistan lost the contest In between the start of the ICC World Twenty20 and South Africa's arrival at the end of September, Pakistan became a nation of spin
Oct 9, 2007 The Twenty20 hangover gone wrong While the bowlers seemed to forget the yorkers against the tailenders, Pakistan's batsman did no better, appearing to be stuck in the Twenty20 mode
Oct 4, 2007 The stodge and the fury Following Jacques Kallis's hundred, Younis Khan's madcap counter in the last session showed that Pakistan are also in the game, though only just
Oct 4, 2007 Pakistan tangled in their own web When did spin, not pace, become Pakistan's calling card?
Oct 2, 2007 Malik finds his slot Shoaib Malik and Paul Harris were the stars of the day
Oct 2, 2007 A day where left-arm spinners dominated Two left-arm spinners took six wickets between them today in the first Test between Pakistan and South Africa. Is the art of left-arm becoming fashionable again?
Oct 1, 2007 South African batsmen get their house in order Win the toss, bat first, top order fires, score big; as first-day plans go, it is hardly out of the box, but when it comes off, down to the last letter as it did today for South Africa, tried, trusted and tested will do
Sep 21, 2007 Drastic fantastic comes easy to Pakistan A semi-final appearance in a major tournament after the year Pakistan have had, including only a seventh win from 35 matches in any type of game against Australia since 1999, is reason enough to overplay the significance of this tournament
Aug 22, 2007 Muddy waters run deep The only active internationals to sign for the ICL are from Pakistan - an indictment of the players, the PCB, and the relationship between the two
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