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Salman Ali Agha
Personal information
Born (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 (age 30)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 247)16 July 2022 v Sri Lanka
Last Test24 October 2024 v England
ODI debut (cap 236)16 August 2022 v Netherlands
Last ODI11 November 2023 v England
T20I debut (cap 117)14 November 2024 v Australia
Last T20I16 November 2024 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13Lahore Shalimar
2018–2021Lahore Qalandars
2024-presentIslamabad United
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 16 21 95 98
Runs scored 1,190 487 6,113 2,689
Batting average 47.60 40.58 40.75 38.41
100s/50s 3/9 0/4 17/32 4/17
Top score 132* 58 169 171
Balls bowled 1,513 414 8,878 3,414
Wickets 16 4 118 77
Bowling average 58.56 99.75 41.20 35.94
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/75 2/42 5/39 3/8
Catches/stumpings 19/- 13/– 92/– 41/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 October 2024

Salman Ali Agha[2] (born 23 November 1993), often erroneously called Agha Salman,[3] is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for Southern Punjab in domestic matches, and for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League. He is the vice-captain of Pakistan in white ball cricket.

He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in July 2022, and is currently vice-captain of the Pakistan cricket team in the short-overs format .[4]

Domestic career

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In February 2013, he made his first-class debut after playing for Lahore's Apollo Cricket Club for many years.[5]

In April 2018, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[6][7]

In June 2018, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[8][9] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament for the Edmonton Royals, with 218 runs in six matches.[10]

In September 2019, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[11]

In October 2021, he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka.[12]

International career

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In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[13][14]

In March 2021, he was again named in Pakistan's Test squad, this time for their series against Zimbabwe.[15][16]

In June 2021, Salman was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the series against England.[17]

In June 2022, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their two-match series in Sri Lanka.[18] He made his Test debut during that series.[19]

In August 2022, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad, for their tour of the Netherlands.[20] He made his ODI debut during that series.[21] In September 2024, he was named in Pakistan’s squad for their test series against England at home.

In December 2022, he scored his maiden Test hundred.[22] In November 2023, he was named in Pakistan squad for Australian test tour.[23] In August 2024, he was named in Pakistan's squad for test series against Bangladesh at home.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Agha Salman". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Salman Agha Profile - Cricket Player Pakistan | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Salman Ali Agha Special Interview | Pakistan vs New Zealand | 4th ODI 2023 | PCB | M2B2A". Sports Central. Retrieved 6 May 2023 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Agha Salman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Salman Ali Agha Makes Debut For Pakistan In The First Test Against Sri Lanka". CricketNMore. 16 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Global T20 Canada 2018, Edmonton Royals: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  11. ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Pakistan Shaheens for Sri Lanka tour named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas, Haris Sohail dropped from Pakistan Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Pakistan squads for South Africa and Zimbabwe announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Sharjeel Khan returns to Pakistan T20I side for tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah return to Pakistan Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Yasir Shah returns for Sri Lanka Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  19. ^ "1st Test, Galle, July 16 - 20, 2022, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Pakistan name squads for Netherlands ODIs and T20 Asia Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  21. ^ "1st ODI, Rotterdam, August 16, 2022, Pakistan tour of Netherlands". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  22. ^ Ali, Mir Shabbar (28 December 2022). "Gritty Salman cracks maiden ton before New Zealand respond strongly". DAWN.COM.
  23. ^ "Pakistan call up Saim Ayub and Khurram Shahzad for Australia Test tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  24. ^ "Pakistan Test Squad - Bangladesh in Pakistan, 2024 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
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