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Usman Tariq Credit To MS Dhoni: Pakistan’s star spinner Usman Tariq is making a lot of headlines with his unorthodox bowling action in the 2026 T20 World Cup. But do you know that Usman’s entry into the Pakistan team was because of former Indian captain MS Dhoni? We are not saying that Usman got a place in the Pakistan cricket team because of Dhoni, but he himself surprised the world by revealing this.
Actually, Usman told in one of his recent interviews how he decided to leave his job and play cricket again. The Pak spinner said that he got the motivation to leave his job from Dhoni. He watched Dhoni’s film, in which it was shown how Dhoni left the job of a ticket collector and made cricket famous again and his talent all over the world. The video of Usman giving credit to Dhoni is also going viral on social media.
Credit given to Dhoni for returning to cricket
Speaking to AFP in Dubai, Usman Tariq said, “I had given up the dream of making a name for myself in cricket, but one day I saw that film (MS Dhoni The Untold Story) and that thing made me believe that I too can do the same.”
“I started playing cricket because of MS DHONI”: Pakistani spinner Usman Tariq pic.twitter.com/tFJYM7F7fF
— lakshman (@rebel_notout) February 15, 2026
Let us tell you that Usman was working as a salesman in Dubai. After watching Dhoni’s film, he decided to play cricket once again and today he is making a name for himself all over the world.
Selection prank in Pakistan team
Usman took 20 wickets with strong bowling in the Caribbean Premier League, after which he was soon selected in the Pakistan team. He said, “My coach told me about my selection in the Pakistan team when I was busy with my wedding last year and initially I thought it was a prank. But it was true, maybe my wife had brought luck for me.”
Amazing bowling against USA in T20 World Cup
Let us tell you that Pakistan played the second match in the T20 tournament against USA, in which Usman bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets for just 27 runs. Now it will be interesting to see how his performance is against India.