Salman Ali Agha

Salman Ali Agha
Personal information
Born (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 247)16 July 2022 v Sri Lanka
Last Test25 January 2025 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 236)16 August 2022 v Netherlands
Last ODI5 April 2025 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.67
T20I debut (cap 117)14 November 2024 v Australia
Last T20I31 July 2025 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.67
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13Lahore Shalimar
2018–2021Lahore Qalandars
2024-presentIslamabad United (squad no. 279)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 21 38 14 100
Runs scored 1,317 1,054 307 6,240
Batting average 38.73 42.16 27.90 39.24
100s/50s 3/9 1/6 0/3 17/32
Top score 132* 134 56 169
Balls bowled 1,519 862 60 9,142
Wickets 16 16 3 121
Bowling average 58.75 51.68 27.33 41.71
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/75 4/32 1/7 5/39
Catches/stumpings 21/- 19/– 5/– 98/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 June 2025

Salman Ali Agha[1] (born 23 November 1993), often erroneously called Agha Salman,[2] 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 captain of Pakistan in T-20I and vice-captain in ODI.

He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in July 2022, and is currently captain of the Pakistan cricket team in the shortest format .[3]

Domestic career

In February 2013, he made his first-class debut after playing for Lahore's Apollo Cricket Club for many years.[4]

In April 2018, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[5][6]

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.[7] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament for the Edmonton Royals, with 218 runs in six matches.[8]

In September 2019, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[9]

In October 2021, he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka.[10]

International career

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[11][12]

In March 2021, he was again named in Pakistan's Test squad, this time for their series against Zimbabwe.[13][14]

In June 2021, Salman was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the series against England.[15]

In June 2022, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their two-match series in Sri Lanka.[16] He made his Test debut during that series.[17]

In August 2022, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad, for their tour of the Netherlands.[18] He made his ODI debut during that series.[19] 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.[20] In November 2023, he was named in Pakistan squad for Australian test tour.[21] In August 2024, he was named in Pakistan's squad for test series against Bangladesh at home.[22]

In February 2025 Salman scored his maiden ODI hundred.[23] With a must win match against South Africa in a tri-nation series involving Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa cricket teams.

In August 2025, Salman Ali Agha led Pakistan to a 2-1 T20 series victory against the West Indies in Lauderhill, Florida. Although his personal performance with the bat was modest, his leadership was crucial to the team's success. He commended his bowlers, particularly the spinners, for their key role in the series win.

References

  1. ^ "Salman Agha Profile - Cricket Player Pakistan | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Salman Ali Agha Special Interview | Pakistan vs New Zealand | 4th ODI 2023 | PCB | M2B2A". Sports Central. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Agha Salman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Salman Ali Agha Makes Debut For Pakistan In The First Test Against Sri Lanka". CricketNMore. 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Global T20 Canada 2018, Edmonton Royals: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  9. ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Pakistan Shaheens for Sri Lanka tour named". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas, Haris Sohail dropped from Pakistan Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Pakistan squads for South Africa and Zimbabwe announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Sharjeel Khan returns to Pakistan T20I side for tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah return to Pakistan Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Yasir Shah returns for Sri Lanka Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  17. ^ "1st Test, Galle, July 16 - 20, 2022, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Pakistan name squads for Netherlands ODIs and T20 Asia Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  19. ^ "1st ODI, Rotterdam, August 16, 2022, Pakistan tour of Netherlands". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  20. ^ Ali, Mir Shabbar (28 December 2022). "Gritty Salman cracks maiden ton before New Zealand respond strongly". DAWN.COM.
  21. ^ "Pakistan call up Saim Ayub and Khurram Shahzad for Australia Test tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  22. ^ "Pakistan Test Squad - Bangladesh in Pakistan, 2024 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Rizwan, Agha earn defining victory for Pakistan against South Africa". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
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