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Salman Ali Agha (born 23 November 1993), often erroneously called Agha Salman, 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 .

Domestic career

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

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

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. He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament for the Edmonton Royals, with 218 runs in six matches.

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

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

International career

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

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

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

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

In August 2022, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad, for their tour of the Netherlands. He made his ODI debut during that series. 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. In November 2023, he was named in Pakistan squad for Australian test tour. In August 2024, he was named in Pakistan's squad for test series against Bangladesh at home.

References

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14. "Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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16. "Sharjeel Khan returns to Pakistan T20I side for tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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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.

External links

• Salman Ali Agha at ESPNcricinfo
• Salman Ali Agha at Pakistan Cricket Board

v t e Pakistan squad – 2023 Cricket World Cup
7 Shadab (vc) 10 Shaheen 16 Rizwan (wk) 21 Nawaz 24 Mir 26 Imam 32 Hasan 39 Fakhar 56 Babar (c) 57 Shafique 59 Shakeel 67 Agha 74 Wasim Jr. 95 Iftikhar 97 Rauf Coach: Grant Bradburn
Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Haris and Zaman Khan were named as reserve players.

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