Pakistan's fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi had an amusing moment during a press conference in Dubai when he momentarily forgot Bangladesh's cricket nickname ahead of their Super Fours match.
During the pre-match conference, when a reporter mentioned the "Tigers," Afridi appeared confused and asked "Tiger kaun?" (Who's Tiger?).
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After being reminded that it referred to Bangladesh, Afridi smiled and responded with "Ohh, Bangladesh, sorry."
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!"Mai head coach se puch lunga, sorry mujhe nahi pata." (I'll ask the head coach, sorry I don't know).
In T20 internationals, Bangladesh has struggled against Pakistan, with only five victories in 25 matches compared to Pakistan's 20 wins. However, Bangladesh recently secured a 2-1 series win against Pakistan at home in July.
Afridi acknowledged Bangladesh's recent performance and discussed their strategy for the upcoming match.
"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 added.
"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."
The teams are set to face each other in their final Super Fours fixture in Dubai on Thursday.
Bangladesh squad for Asia Cup: Litton Das (c), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Shaif Uddin
Pakistan squad for Asia Cup: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Afridi, Sufyan Moqim.
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