Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi speaks throughout the pre-match press convention forward of Tremendous 4 match towards Bangladesh within the ACC Males’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on September 24, 2025. – Screengrab through YouTube
Pakistan’s star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi supplied a hilarious second on the pre-match press convention on Wednesday when he briefly forgot Bangladesh’s in style cricketing nickname, the Tigers.
A reporter requested Shaheen whether or not Pakistan would stick to the identical enjoying XI towards the “Tigers.”
Puzzled, the left-arm fast stopped him mid-question, asking, “Tiger kaun?” (Who’s Tiger?). After somebody within the room clarified “Bangladesh,” Shaheen shortly smiled and replied, “Ohh, Bangladesh, sorry.”
He then laughed and added, “Mai head coach se puch lunga, sorry mujhe nahi pata.” (I’ll ask the pinnacle coach, sorry I don’t know).
Individually, when questioned concerning the intense consideration from followers each time India and Pakistan face one another, the 25-year-old pacer responded casually, “Don’t look.”
Shaheen additionally highlighted Pakistan’s method and mindset for the match, stressing the significance of a robust begin, consistency all through the sport, and focusing totally on every problem.
“Bangladesh is a good team and has been playing quite well recently. Obviously, whenever we play matches against such teams, we need to deliver the first punch ourselves and not give them any opportunity,” he stated.
“Yes, we have to play good cricket at all three stages, and after that, there’s the next game. Our focus is on the Bangladesh game and how to approach it,” he added.
Pakistan stored their marketing campaign alive with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in a Tremendous 4 conflict in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. India and Pakistan have already confronted one another twice on this version of the match, however the neighbours have by no means met in an Asia Cup last.
The boys in blue have additionally received the final seven internationals towards Pakistan since September 2022, together with 4 T20Is and three ODIs.
Bangladesh, who face India on Wednesday and Pakistan on Thursday, stand in the way in which of a possible last conflict between the 2 rivals in Dubai on Sunday.
