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COLOMBO: India skipper Suryakumar Yadav was seen bowling like Pakistan off-spinner Usman Tariq during the team’s net session ahead of tomorrow’s high-stakes encounter in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
The video was shared on the ICC social handles with Surya bowling to fellow batters in the nets.
“Suryakumar Yadav reiterates India’s focus on being ready to potentially come up against Usman Tariq,” the caption of the post read.
Earlier, the Indian captain also pondered on the question regarding facing Usman Tariq and his unique bowling action.
“Even in the exam, if a question comes out of the syllabus, we have to do it,” he replied to the reporter.
“You can’t leave it. He’s a different character, but we can’t surrender to him. We have practiced and are all very excited,” he added.
Tariq, inspired by former Indian captain MS Dhoni, has caught eyebrows with his unique action.
Tariq has been in impressive form in the ongoing tournament, claiming five wickets in two matches so far.
Overall, he has picked up 11 wickets in four T20Is, maintaining an outstanding average of 7.90 and an economy of 5.93.
During Australia’s recent T20I series tour of Pakistan, Australian batter Cameron Green was seen making a gesture that many interpreted as questioning Tariq’s action.
This was not the first time Tariq’s bowling has been scrutinised. Tariq was previously reported during PSL 9 and PSL 10, but his action was officially cleared on both occasions.
Addressing the scrutiny last year, Tariq explained that the natural bend in his elbows often creates confusion.
“There are two corners on my elbow that make it hard for me to straighten,” he said in an interview last year.
“I gave two tests at labs in Pakistan, and my action was cleared within a week. I didn’t get told to change anything. I was confident because I knew I was not throwing.”
