As per Indian Media sources:
Usman Tariq’s return to cricket was fueled by the MS Dhoni biopic, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. In 2016, after failing to break into domestic cricket, Tariq moved to Dubai to work as a salesman and logistics officer.
Deeply moved by the film's depiction of Dhoni’s struggle as a ticket collector, Tariq saw a parallel to his own life. Inspired to take a "leap of faith," he quit his stable job in Dubai and returned to Pakistan to pursue cricket one last time.