India, Aug. 4 -- Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq has revealed that Sunil Narine personally contacted him and advised him to ignore batters questioning the legitimacy of his unconventional bowling action. Speaking in an interview with former Pakistan batter Fawad Alam, Tariq said the West Indies great spent nearly half an hour discussing the controversy with him. Narine, whose own action came under intense scrutiny during his career, encouraged Tariq to avoid responding publicly and instead allow his performances to answer the criticism.

"Sunil Narine called me, and we spoke for almost 30 minutes. He told me, 'Whatever these people are doing, don't respond to them. They're only doing this because they can't pick you. Just keep doing what you...