Rahul Dravid paused, scratched his head and then continued with an awkward smile: "The word is coming out of my mind but I can't use it here.
It's a four-letter word that starts with 'S'. Let's say (we) might not look (as) glamorous." The press conference room broke into laughter.
Dravid was responding to a journalist's suggestion that Pakistan may have a much more potent bowling attack than India. Team India's head coach wasn't going to just let that pass on the eve of India's second match against Pakistan in this tournament on Saturday.
The heatwave seemed to be back here in Dubai on Saturday, and Dravid too turned up the heat a notch. For the past 10 days, people have been craving for a bit of spice from either camp in this usually animated rivalry.