As Usman Tariq is likely to be a threat to India batters, former India cricketer Irfan Pathan raised suspicion over the Pakistan spinner’s bowling action. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Pathan urged theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) to ask Tariq to bowl in full sleeves to get the variations better.
“My request to the ICC is that if there is even a little bit of doubt on a bowler’s action, don’t let him bowl with full sleeves,” Irfan Pathan said.
“Ask them to bowl in half sleeves, as it would give you a better idea. You can’t see how much the arm is getting bent in full sleeves. Even if you look in the past, all the bowlers who had a problem in their action used to bowl with full sleeves,” he added.