Salman Ali Agha

Salman Ali Agha^[1] (born 23 November 1993), often erroneously called Agha Salman,^{[2][time needed]} 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
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	25 January 2025 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 236)	16 August 2022 v Netherlands
Last ODI	5 April 2025 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	67
T20I debut (cap 117)	14 November 2024 v Australia
Last T20I	31 July 2025 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.	67
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012/13	Lahore Shalimar
2018–2021	Lahore Qalandars
2024-present	Islamabad 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

He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in July 2022, and is currently captain of the Pakistan cricket team in the short-overs 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.