WATCH: Yuzvendra Chahal hilariously mocks Usman Tariq with cheeky ‘statue’ cartoon, fans in splits

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 will witness another thrilling contest between India and Pakistan on February 15 at the R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. The arch-rivals are facing each other after the Asia Cup 2025 final, which will make the World Cup encounter even more exciting and interesting for the fans. 

Ahead of the game, India's cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal took to his social media account to share an animated image where he took a subtle dig at Pakistan's spinner Usman Tariq, who is in the limelight lately due to his bowling action. Tariq, while bowling, pauses for a few seconds before bowling. The logic behind this is to confuse the batter and play mind games against them. 

Watch the post here:

However, he has received quite a lot of criticism regarding his bowling action and the time he takes to deliver. When he dismissed Cameron Green in the Australia tour, the batter went on to mimic his action while going back to the pavilion. There were many conversations around his action and whether it is legal and well within ICC's rules. 

Dismissing all the accusations, Usman Tariq was selected in Pakistan'sWorld Cup squad and played the first two matches as well. He will also play in the upcoming match against India. 

Will Abhishek Sharma play today against Pakistan?

India's star opener Abhishek Sharma was left out of the playing XI in the match against Namibia as he was injured. His participation in Pakistan's match was also under suspicion, but Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav revealed during the press conference that the left-hand batter will play the match against Pakistan since it's an important contest and he has recovered. 

The T20 World Cup 2026 hasn't been going great for Abhishek, as he was out for a duck in the first match against the USA and then had to sit out in the second game. But he played against Pakistan and was out for a duck again. Hence, the in-form batter has struggled hard to keep the runs coming in the marquee event.

Meanwhile, this is the first time he is playing a T20 World Cup for India. If India qualify for the Super 8, Abhishek will get a few more matches to prove how brilliant he is as a batter, especially in the powerplay.