Salman Ali Agha

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 captain of Pakistan in T-20I and vice-captain in ODI.

Salman Ali Agha

Personal information
Born	(1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 (age 31) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Pakistan (2022–present)
Test debut (cap 247)	16 July 2022 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	3 January 2025 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 236)	16 August 2022 v Netherlands
Last ODI	12 February 2025 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	67
T20I debut (cap 117)	14 November 2024 v Australia
Last T20I	5 December 2024 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.	67
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012/13	Lahore Shalimar
2018–2021	Lahore Qalandars
2024-present	Islamabad United
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 21 32 100 109 Runs scored 1,317 870 6,240 3,072 Batting average 38.73 45.78 39.24 39.89 100s/50s 3/9 1/5 17/32 5/18 Top score 132* 134 169 171 Balls bowled 1,519 600 9,142 3,71=24 Wickets 16 14 121 88 Bowling average 58.75 38.00 41.71 34.57 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/75 4/32 5/39 4/32 Catches/stumpings 21/- 15/– 98/– 45/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 February 2025

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

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

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]

In February 2025 Salman scored his maiden ODI hundred.^[25] With a must win match against South Africa in a tri-nation series involving Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa cricket teams.