US EditionPakistan's X-factor tweaker Tariq targets India
Usman Tariq, cleared twice for his bowling action, focuses on practice ahead of the India-Pakistan match in Colombo, aiming to make the game memorable, inspired by a cricket biopic.
- On February 15, Pakistan off-spinner will face India in Colombo, and he downplayed the fixture urging his team to keep plans simple.
- Tariq's bowling action has been under the scanner recently, and he left Pakistan for a salesman job in Dubai before the Bollywood biopic inspired his return to cricket.
- Tariq said he has `two corners of my bowling arm elbow` and has been cleared twice, so he is confident the action is legal while focusing on practice.
- Asked after the USA clash, Usman Tariq said he expects `extra pressure` on the India cricket team and aims to make the match memorable.
- Focusing on cricket, Tariq added that he does not follow media chatter and is concentrating on his game, not speculation.
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