A slight pause in his delivery stride is followed by a stutter in releasing the ball before a sling action sends it tweaking through the air. Usman Tariq is already being seen as an ace up Pakistan’s sleeve in Sunday’s contest as the Salman Agha-led team aim to improve on their deplorable win-loss record (1-7) against India in T20 World Cups. ADVERTISEMENTIt was only earlier this month that a frustrated Cameron Green mocked Tariq after being dismissed by the offie during a T20I in Lahore. It was no surprise then that Suryakumar Yadav tried to emulate Tariq’s action as he gave batting practice to Abhishek Sharma during nets on Saturday evening. But Tariq’s action will come under scrutiny even after being cleared by the ICC twice.

Source: The Telegraph February 15, 2026 02:44 UTC