New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq is making the headlines for his bowling action in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026. Having already been reported before in his career for his bowling, Tariq has been cleared to bowl by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and played a key role in Pakistan's win over United States of America (USA) in Colombo a couple of days back.

The 28-year-old has an unique bowling action. Taking a few steps into his bowling run-up, Tariq makes a pause for a second before releasing the ball same as Lasith Malinga used to do. In fact, Australian all-rounder Cameron Green looked unhappy too with Tariq's bowling action during their T20I series just before the T20 World Cup 2026 began.

Tariq's action has...