Watch: Pakistani captain T20i Salman Ali Agha Glousse when Afghanistan called the second best Asian team by a journalist
During a press conference before Tri-nation series series,, Pakistan captain Salman Ali AghaThe reaction has become viral after a journalist made a daring statement on Afghanistan. The versatile was seen to make a sly smile while the journalist addressed Afghanistan as the ‘Second best Asian team’ Before their captain, Rashid Khan.
The provocative declaration of the journalist and the Skipper Odi of Pakistan Salman Ali Agha Sminer Demirk
The incident took place as a journalist Shahid hashmi Directed a sharp question on the captain of Afghanistan Rashid, preparing the land for the viral moment. Hashmi’s request was supervised in the context of recent and important Pakistan difficulties in T20 competitions, which were “lower to say”.
Pakistan’s non-competitive performance against the best teams and their loss in one side considered historically a level below, as the United States World Cup T20 2024. This context led Hashmi, as clarified by itself on X, to make a daring assessment, which implies that the ascent of Afghanistan was so rapid that they now occupied a higher position in Asian cricket. A video of the Salman Agha conference with a ‘Extremely perplexed’ the expression, accompanied by a ‘Light smiling,’ As the journalist fulfilled his question in Rashid: “Your team has succeeded very well in the T20 World Cup. You have become the second best team in Asia. So what are the targets for the tri-series then the Asian Cup? ”
Salman Ali Agha made a face and smiled when a journalist called the Afghan team the second best Asian team pic.twitter.com/vzzfytus2b
– Thakur (@hassam_sajjad) August 28, 2025
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The response of the Afghan Rashid Khan skipper on the second best remark of the Asia team
After the journalist’s comment, it was Captain Afghan Rashid who offered a composed answer that focused on the mindset of his team rather than engaging directly in the comparison. He spoke of avoiding external pressure and focusing on their own process and performance. Khan’s response was a clear message that the team was attached to their own cricket brand.
“There is no specific target. We don’t need to put additional pressure on ourselves. For us, this is the right cricket brand that we have played in recent years. It is something for us who is the target. We provide this energy, this performance, efforts in the game. For us, we put 200% on the ground, whether we have a bowl or a bowl or a bowl or a bowl, “, but for us, to put 200% on the ground, whether bat, Bowl or Field,” Said Rashid.
It was later revealed that the journalist, Hashmi, went to social networks to clarify his declaration, explaining that his intention was not to declare Afghanistan as a better team than Pakistan in a general sense, but simply to highlight their performance in the T20 World Cup, where they were the second best Asian side which is translated into Champions India.
Journalist, and it’s me, said: Afghanistan finished as the second best Asian team in the T20 World Cup 2024… https://t.co/xdzcp6dqvg
– Shahid hashmi (@hashmi_shahid) August 28, 2025
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