Salman Ali Agha Explained

Salman Ali Agha
Country:Pakistan
Birth Date:23 November 1993
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Role:All-rounder
Height:[1]
Club1:Lahore Shalimar
Year1:2012/13
Club2:Lahore Qalandars
Year2:2018–2021
Club3:Islamabad united
Year3:2024-Present
Year4:club4 =
International:true
Internationalspan:2022–present
Testdebutdate:16 July
Testdebutyear:2022
Testdebutagainst:Sri Lanka
Testcap:247
Lasttestdate:3 January
Lasttestyear:2024
Lasttestagainst:Australia
Odidebutdate:16 August
Odidebutyear:2022
Odidebutagainst:Netherlands
Odicap:236
Lastodidate:11 November
Lastodiyear:2023
Lastodiagainst:England
Columns:4
Column1:Test
Matches1:12
Runs1:809
Bat Avg1:42.57
100S/50S1:2/6
Top Score1:132
Deliveries1:1098
Wickets1:12
Bowl Avg1:53.24
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/75
Catches/Stumpings1:16/-
Column2:ODI
Matches2:21
Runs2:487
Bat Avg2:40.58
100S/50S2:0/4
Top Score2:58
Deliveries2:414
Wickets2:4
Bowl Avg2:99.75
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:2/42
Catches/Stumpings2:13/–
Column3:FC
Matches3:91
Runs3:5,732
Bat Avg3:39.80
100S/50S3:16/29
Top Score3:169
Deliveries3:8,463
Wickets3:114
Bowl Avg3:40.03
Fivefor3:1
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:5/39
Catches/Stumpings3:89/–
Column4:LA
Matches4:93
Runs4:2,467
Bat Avg4:37.96
100S/50S4:4/14
Top Score4:171
Deliveries4:3,234
Wickets4:70
Bowl Avg4:38.12
Fivefor4:0
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:3/8
Catches/Stumpings4:37/–
Date:27 May 2024
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/623977.html ESPNcricinfo

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]

External links

Notes and References

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