Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi cut a happy figure before their opening match of the T20 World Cup against Scotland and that mood may well have been maintained after their extraordinary 130-run win on Monday. Nabi could be seen joking around while getting ready for the pre-match press conference ahead of Afghanistan’s match against Scotland.

Nabi could be seen asking how many questions are there and jokingly fretting over whether his English can hold up till the end of the press conference. “Sabse mushkil kaam hai bhai yeh (This is the most difficult job to do),” he can be heard saying while sitting down. “Kitne questions hain? 5 minutes mei meri English khatam ho jayegi bhai (How many questions are there? My English will be over in 5 minutes),” he said.

“5 mint main meri English Khatam hojye gi”#T20WorldCup2021 pic.twitter.com/ugbmHFLeL4

— Abdul Wahab (@abdulwahabdr02) October 26, 2021

Nabi was in tears when Afghanistan lined up for the national anthem. Questions have been raised over the future of the team ever since the Taliban took control of the country on August 15 this year.

The team, however, laid down an early marker in the T20 World Cup as they spun a web around Scotland and sealed a record 130-run win in their Super 12 match in Sharjah on Monday. Spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan shared 9 wickets between them as Scotland were bundled out for just 60 in 10.2 overs after Afghanistan posted 190 on the board.