A short clip from a press conference ahead of the Tri-Series 2025 has gone viral. In the video, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha's response to a comment from a journalist that Afghanistan is the "second-best team in Asia" has drawn wide attention. Agha's response, a fleeting smile, elicited instant attention from fans on social media. Fans referred to it as a combination of disbelief and calm confidence. The press conference took place in Sharjah before Pakistan's opening match against Afghanistan. The viral video is now being circulated extensively, creating further tension prior to the Asia Cup 2025. As Pakistan is scheduled to play Afghanistan in the tri-series' opening match, the exchange has emerged as a burning issue. Watch the video here: Agha’s reaction when a journalist in PC called Afghanistan the second best teamin Asia 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/vKd4jQImNn — 𝐀. (@was_abdd) August 28, 2025 Also Read | Watch old video resurfaced: Harbhajan Singh slapping Sreesanth Pakistan's Changing Squad Faces Big Test Pakistan cricket is in the rebuilding process after a series of overhauls. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are no longer members of the T20I team, with Agha taking charge of a young team. The team has been disappointing of late, winning just three of their last seven T20I series. Agha will bank on Fakhar Zaman, who has made 1,949 T20I runs at a strike rate of 131.77, to lead the batting unit. In bowling, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf will have to get back into form if Pakistan wants to perform well in the Asia Cup. Afghanistan, meanwhile, has experienced a sudden surge in international cricket. They surprised Australia and New Zealand to qualify for the 2024 T20 World Cup semifinals and placed above Pakistan in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Rashid Khan's team also defeated big teams like England and has become one of the most dreaded teams to play cricket at the moment. With the UAE Tri-Series being a build-up to the Asia Cup, Pakistan has much to prove. Agha's smirk might have become viral, but the upcoming matches will determine whether Pakistan proves their critics wrong or Afghanistan solidify their reputation as Asia's rising giant.