India, Feb. 13 -- The unusual bent-arm, sling-arm, pause-and-deliver bowling action has catapulted Usman Tariq into becoming a major threat to India ahead of the marquee clash on a spin-friendly Colombo track this weekend. The concern has only deepened after Indian batters struggled against Gerhard Erasmus on Thursday in Delhi, with the Namibia captain employing a similar sling-arm action to claim four wickets for just 20 runs in 16 deliveries. Much of the conversation in the build-up to the contest is likely to centre on how India can tackle Tariq. But Ravichandran Ashwin believes he already has a solution.

Speaking on his YouTube show Ash Ki Baat, the veteran Indian off-spinner clarified that the pause in Tariq's delivery stride is wel...