The information was confirmed by the PCB.
Quetta Gladiators spinner Usman Tariq lately got here below the radar for suspect bowling motion within the ongoing Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL 2025). Umpires Ahsan Raza and Chris Brown reported his motion throughout a match in opposition to the Lahore Qalandars on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday (April 13).
The information was confirmed by way of an official release on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) web site. Curiously, regardless of the suspicion, Tariq will likely be allowed to bowl and play in future matches.
The PCB assertion learn, “As per the foundations, Usman can proceed to bowl in future matches. Nonetheless, if he’s reported once more, he will likely be suspended from bowling and might want to get hold of clearance from an ICC accredited lab earlier than he can resume bowling.”
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This isn’t the primary occasion the place the 27-year-old’s bowling motion has come below scrutiny. Tariq confronted related considerations throughout PSL 2024, prompting Quetta Gladiators to withdraw him from the match voluntarily for additional analysis.
After the reported incident, he underwent an intensive biomechanical evaluation at an ICC-approved facility in Lahore. By August 2024, he acquired clearance, allowing him to return to home cricket with out restrictions—till the latest controversy reignited doubts.
Who’s Usman Tariq?
Identified for his unorthodox variations, Usman Tariq made a direct influence in home cricket. He debuted in T20s for Peshawar Area (November 2023) earlier than incomes a Record A debut with Eshaal Associates (October 2024), the place he claimed the wicket of skilled batter Kamran Ghulam.
His breakthrough got here throughout his first-class debut for Eshaal Associates—after a gradual first innings (together with three maidens and the dismissal of Mehmood Nawaz Afridi), he dominated the second with a 5/62 spell. His capacity to outfox batters with flight and angles caught the attention of PSL scouts.
By December 2023, he secured a contract with Quetta Gladiators, making his PSL debut in February 2024 in opposition to Multan Sultans.
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