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Pakistan’s Mystery Spinner Tariq Inspired To Return To Cricket By Movie On MS Dhoni

By IANS News October 28, 2025 • 23:02 PM View: 388

The International Cricket Council: Pakistan’s mystery spinner, Usman Tariq, has revealed that he abandoned a career in Dubai to pursue cricket after watching a Bollywood film on the life of Indian great MS Dhoni, which inspired him to do the hard work and chase his dream again.

The 27-year-old Tariq has been picked for the first time in Pakistan’s Twenty20 international squad for the three-match series against South Africa and is likely to make his international debut later in the series. The series started Tariq claimed 20 wickets in this year’s Caribbean Premier League, finishing second only to former South African spinner Imran Tahir.

Tariq said he had left the game after initially playing on the local circuit.

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