Pakistan’s off-spinner Usman Tariq, 28, has played just four T20Is so far, but he has claimed 11 wickets thanks to his unique pause-and-release bowling action. Understandably, he has grabbed the limelight in the ongoing T20 World Cup, and more so since he may have a say in Pakistan’s upcoming clash with arch-rivals India in Colombo on Sunday.

Former national selector and ex-India left-arm spinner Venkatapathy Raju reckoned any new bowler brings in the element of surprise. “When something is new, it’ll always be a mystery. People take time because they use video analysis to watch everything and then approach things differently. Also, when you’re playing [against Tariq] for the first time, how much ever you’ve seen him before, while facing him, it will be totally different,” Raju told mid-day over the phone from Hyderabad.