Salman Ali Agha (born 23 November 1993), often erroneously called Agha Salman, is a Pakistani international

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er who plays for Southern Punjab in domestic matches, and for

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in the

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. He is the captain of Pakistan in T-20I and vice-captain in ODI. He made his international debut for the

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in July 2022, and is currently vice-captain of the

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

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. In June 2018, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the

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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

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tournament. In October 2021, he was named in the

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squad for their tour of Sri Lanka.

International career

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's

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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

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

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