Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi asked 'Tiger Kaun' to a reporter while speaking during the presser ahead of their decisive Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 game against Bangladesh on Thursday at the Dubai International Stadium. A video of the same surfaced on social media when the reporter referred to Bangladesh as 'Tigers', which is their nickname.
Pakistan kept themselves alive in the running for the final of Asia Cup 2025 by overcoming Sri Lanka in a nervy finish on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. Depending upon Bangladesh's result against India in Dubai on Wednesday, the Super 4 contest vs Pakistan could be a virtual semi-final.
Watch the below video as Shaheen asks:
"Tiger kaun?" (Who Tiger?)
He later realized he was referring to Bangladesh.
Shaheen Shah Afridi finished as the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan during their victory over Sri Lanka
Meanwhile, the left-arm speedster bounced back well from his forgettable Super 4 outing against India in Dubai, where he managed figures of 3.5-0-40-0. The youngster snaffled figures of 4-0-28-3 against Sri Lanka on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, including dismissing the openers Kusal Mendis (0) and Pathum Nissanka (8) for single-figure scores.
He later dismissed Kamindu Mendis for 50 as the left-hander threatened to add more runs to the total. Nevertheless, the task of chasing down as modest a total of 134 wasn't easy for Pakistan as they slid to 57/3 and 80/5 at two stages. Nevertheless, Mohammad Nawaz and Hussain Talat shared an unbroken 58-run stand off 41 deliveries to get their side over the line with five wickets and two overs to spare.
With that win, the task for Sri Lanka to reach the final becomes a steep one, given they have lost two games in Super 4.
