Before Team India’s T20 World Cup 2026 match against Pakistan, veteran cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra urged the ICC to pay attention to Usman Tariq’s action as well. He added that a bowler cannot legally bowl much quicker than his normal delivery without a run-up or a follow-through as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Regarding Usman Tariq’s action, whoever is seeing him for the first time might be wondering where he has come from, that this is not the way, as he stops. It seems like he came to bowl, you paused him, then you pressed the play button, and he bowled. Pausing is absolutely okay. It’s legal, there is no problem. When he bowls slow, a floater that goes out and a slow off-break, all of that is legit.”

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“However, one thing came to my mind. I watched his action closely. The ball he bowls 20-30 kph quicker, how will you bowl fast if you neither have a run-up nor a follow-through? Think and tell me. If I have to bowl fast suddenly, I will have to do this (chuck). I feel the ICC will have to pay a little attention. They might have to check the faster ball,” he further added.

However, Aakash Chopra also shared that Pakistan will likely play a spin-heavy attack in their T20 World Cup 2026 match against India.

“Shadab Khan – leg-spinner, Mohammad Nawaz – left-arm spinner, Abrar Ahmed – mystery spinner and Usman Tariq plus Saim Ayub, that’s a lot of spin bowling, and that’s going to be their game plan. They are quite decent. I won’t say it’s a world-beating spin unit, but if the conditions suit them, they are the ones who can actually trouble you a little. These are actually spin-friendly pitches. These are not six-hitting grounds. That actually helps Pakistan,” Aakash Chopra concluded.