Pakistan’s premier quick Shaheen Shah Afridi blanked out, leading to a hilarious moment after he briefly forgot Bangladesh’s famous cricketing nickname, the Tigers, ahead of the Super Fours fixture between the two sides on Thursday in Dubai.

On the eve of the final Super Fours fixture for both sides, a reporter quizzed Shaheen about the possibility of Pakistan persisting with the same XI against the “Tigers”. Puzzled, the left-arm speedster asked, “Tiger kaun?” (Who’s Tiger?).

Someone in the room clarified that Tigers refer to “Bangladesh”, Shaheen quickly smiled and replied, “Ohh, Bangladesh, sorry”. He then laughed and responded to the query related to the final XI and said, “Mai head coach se puch lunga, sorry mujhe nahi pata.” (I’ll ask the head coach, sorry I don’t know).

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