Ricky Ponting joins India camp, tears apart Usman Tariq's mystery

Ricky Ponting hands India blueprint to tackle Usman Tariq ahead of major clash: The India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match is all set to begin at 7 PM IST. As the marquee clash is set to be hosted at the R Premedasa Stadium, Colombo. The two teams have already geared up for the match as they look to secure the top of the Group A table and earn a place in the Super 8s.

Ahead of the game, Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq has been in the headlines for a week now for his unique bowling action. There has been a question revolving around the news of how the Indian batters will handle the pause he makes before making the delivery. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has shared his valuable insights on how to handle the bowler.

Ricky Ponting has his views on how to handle Usman Tariq

While speaking to the International Cricket Council (ICC) on the Instagram channel, Ponting gave his views as a head coach on how he would tell his batters to play down the ground and play as hard as possible with the straight bat rather than playing across the line.

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Ponting was asked by host Sanjana Ganesan, ‘What do we think of Usman Tariq's bowling action? There is the statue-like pose, there's the pause. How do you think India should play him?’

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He replied, “I was disappointed with Cameron Green’s reaction when he got out against him, almost mimicking what he was doing and talking about his bowling action. You’ve seen it — you know what he does. There shouldn’t be any surprises.”

“You know he’s going to walk up, you know he’s going to pause, and you know he’s going to have that very low-arm action. It’s no good complaining about it. It’s there — you’ve got to find a way to combat it and play it well.”

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“From what I’ve seen, the guys who have struggled most against him are the ones who have been getting hit across the line a little bit. He’s not a big turner of the ball.”

Ricky Ponting concluded, saying, “If I were coaching these guys, I’d say stand on off stump, target the sightscreen, hit him with a straight bat, and hit him as hard as you can down the ground. If you can do that against him early on, all the pressure goes back onto him. So that’s certainly what I’d be saying.”

India takes special preparation for Usman Tariq

It has been seen that the Indian batters are taking special preparation to deal with Usman Tariq. Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav took matters into his own hands this time with the ball during the final net session on Saturday ahead of the match. He was seen to resemble Usman Tariq while bowing to Abhishek Sharma and Rinku Singh.

India and Pakistan both sit on four points each, as the Men in Blue are at the top in terms of their run rate. The winner of this match will be the second team to secure their spot in the Super 8s after South Africa made it on Saturday.

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