Osman Samiuddin

1/ For over a decade, I've been chasing the story of Iggy Fernandes, the greatest guitarist from Karachi you'd never heard of. He played left-handed, in the 70s & 80s, died tragically at 27 and came with that rockstar name: How can you not get obsessed? guernicamag.com/iggy/

Yes Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal, both absolute paragons of virtue with impeccable reputations for their commitment on the field, are placed well to call for action against a cricketer who tweeted.

This is the highest successful chase in T20 history without a single batter scoring a fifty. It is a great example of how modern T20 cricket values quick, impactful contributions across the lineup more than traditional milestones like 50s or 100s.

How Karachi tape-ball cricket gave us Abrar Ahmed. Excellent story on the rise of Abrar from @ahsannagi espncricinfo.com/story/abrar-ah…

This is not correct. Please don’t spread misinformation. They only manage cricket-related franchise deals for Naseem and they don’t manage his social media or commercial appearances.

Imran's company represents Naseem for cricket deals, they are not handling Naseem's social media or PR.

PSL11 Complete Preview and Analysis🕺 Hot takes: Islamabad won't make the playoffs in PSL11. Their squad was built for Pindi. The venue changes will hurt them more than anyone. 😬 Karachi the most balanced team of the tournament. Filled with class (unlike the owner). 😈 Abdullah Fazal the emerging player to watch 👀 Watch me, @OsmanSamiuddin, @bazidkhan81 and @Samiburney break down all 8 squads, pick our best XIs and make our big calls for the tournament! Watch now👇 youtu.be/ZkS3PW0cJzc?si…

Happy to see Guardian Long Read pick up my piece on the attempts to vanish Imran Khan for the @Equatormag (equator.org/articles/the-h…) earlier this year. (Would urge everyone to read beyond the headline.) theguardian.com/world/2026/mar…

Never fails to amaze me how modern the two wicket balls (but esp Lamb’s look). 34 years on and it wouldn’t look out of place in either the PSL or IPL starting tomorrow

Cricket isn't the only sport undergoing a political moment. Football's been there and done that for a while now. This will be excellent ahead of this summer's football World Cup.

Two phone calls, lasting a minute each. Liam Livingstone says that is the sum total of his contact with England's management since his most recent international appearance 12 months ago. Interview @ESPNcricinfo espncricinfo.com/story/liam-liv…

@rachnadhall V good question. I’m not sure what I’d do tbh

@OsmanSamiuddin As a journalist, would you reveal his identity though? He is a seminal artist who uses anonymity as a means for social commentary, not a con man. Very curious.

Such an incredible and engaging story. They found out who Banksy is (and yes Massive Attack is involved)!

An IPL-owned franchise has enough faith in Abrar’s ability to buy him but Pakistan didn’t to play him in all their T20 World Cup games because of one poor game (in which he was hardly the only poor performer)

The Great Bumrah Go Slow espncricinfo.com/story/how-jasp…

@Avizagitewrites I did think he should just go slower ball again, like a double triple bluff or something

@OsmanSamiuddin fantastic write-up, Osman. With all the deep analysis you've done, do you reckon he would've had the hat-trick if he bowled a slower one to Ferguson as well? (applying the 'Santner fully aware' thinking)

Bumrah and his slower ball espncricinfo.com/story/how-jasp…

Saim Ayub, 2 100s and 2 50s in his last 11 ODIs, averages 47, SR 100 in the format overall, dropped from Pakistan's ODI squad to Bangladesh because T20s.

Miss the days of Intikhab reports and Shaibi shenanigans

Pakistan players being punished by the Pakistan Cricket Board is not a new ride. But fining them for losing at the T20 World Cup is weird even by PCB standards, writes @OsmanSamiuddin ✍️ Read more: srkl.in/6012BA0Eup

Got major 2000s vibes writing this on the PCB fining its players PKR 5 million for… losing. espncricinfo.com/story/fining-p…