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India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup: The legendary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has given bold advice to Indian batters facing Pakistan's Usman Tariq is straightforward, stating that the batters should just move away when Tariq pauses before delivering the ball.
The 30-year-old Pakistani off-spinner has made waves with his impressive stop-and-pause move, claiming 11 wickets in just four T20 Internationals at an outstanding economy rate of under six runs per over.
With his unique bowling style, he could play a decisive role in Sunday's T20 World Cup clash between the traditional foes on a slow Premadasa track.
"If he stops before delivering the ball, the batsman has the right to move away. He can say that 'I thought he is stopping'. That will be an interesting case and a huge headache for the umpire," Ashwin said on his Youtube channel 'Ash Ki Baat'.
"If I was there I would have done it. One should do everything to win a game within rules. I would simply say I don't know when he will release the ball and I would step away. If I move away, it is the umpire's responsibility," he added.
"Imagine the pressure on Usman Tariq in the middle of the match. It would be an incredible joyride. He is the ace up their sleeves, imagine what he becomes if the batsman reacts like that," Ashwin further stated.
Ashwin called for a real-time competitor testing device to check if his side-arm action drops within the permissible 15-degree limit as per the ICC's rulebook.
"...there is a 15 degree rule under which a bowler needs to keep his elbow and straighten it and to judge if a bowler is bowling within that 15 degree mark by the on-field Umpire is impossible. The only solution to that is having a real-time in-competition testing tool. The above is a grey area, and to accuse someone of utilising the grey area is wrong," he said.