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Salman Ali Agha (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 made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in July 2022.[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][8] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament for the Edmonton Royals, with 218 runs in six matches.[9]

In September 2019, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[10]

In October 2021, he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka.[11]

International career

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[12][13]

In March 2021, he was again named in Pakistan's Test squad, this time for their series against Zimbabwe.[14][15]

In June 2021, Salman was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the series against England.[16]

In June 2022, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their two-match series in Sri Lanka.[17] He made his Test debut during that series.[18]

In August 2022, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad, for their tour of the Netherlands.[19] He made his ODI debut during that series.[20]

In December 2022, he scored his maiden Test hundred.[21] In November 2023, he was named in Pakistan squad for Australian test tour.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Agha Salman". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Salman Ali Agha Special Interview | Pakistan vs New Zealand | 4th ODI 2023 | PCB | M2B2A". Sports Central. 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: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Global T20 Canada 2018, Edmonton Royals: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  10. ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Pakistan Shaheens for Sri Lanka tour named". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas, Haris Sohail dropped from Pakistan Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Pakistan squads for South Africa and Zimbabwe announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Sharjeel Khan returns to Pakistan T20I side for tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah return to Pakistan Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Yasir Shah returns for Sri Lanka Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  18. ^ "1st Test, Galle, July 16 - 20, 2022, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Pakistan name squads for Netherlands ODIs and T20 Asia Cup". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  20. ^ "1st ODI, Rotterdam, August 16, 2022, Pakistan tour of Netherlands". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  21. ^ Ali, Mir Shabbar (28 December 2022). "Gritty Salman cracks maiden ton before New Zealand respond strongly". DAWN.COM.
  22. ^ "Pakistan call up Saim Ayub and Khurram Shahzad for Australia Test tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

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