The Pakistan team is one of the strongest teams in cricket, but recently they have been struggling to fit a middle-order batsman to provide balance. And ‘Salman Ali Agha’ seemed to fill the gap now. In the recent tour of South Africa, Salman grabbed everyone’s attention towards him. His hitting capabilities and bowling skills helped Pakistan to clean-sweep South Africa at their home. This post is going to talk about the new rising star of Pakistan cricket, Agha Salman. From his start to current we’ll cover it all.
Agha Salman Biography
Salman Ali Agha also popular as ‘Agha Salman’ is Pakistan all-rounder known for his exceptional batting. He is a middle order batter and Right-arm off break bowler. He currently plays for ‘Southern Punjab’ in domestic cricket and for ‘Islamabad United’ in PSL. Salman started his international career in the year 2022. And from then he never looks back, The upcoming will be about his personal life and journey to the cricket field.
Personal Information
| Full Name | Salman Ali Agha |
| Nick Name | Agha Salman |
| Date of Birth | 23 November, 1993 |
| Place of Birth | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Profession | Cricketer |
| Role | All-rounder |
| Batting | Right Handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm Off Break |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Social Media Handles Of Agha Salman
Salman Ali Agha is not only admired on the cricket ground. But, also have a great fan following over social media. Currently he has 135k followers on his Instagram, 8.2k followers on Facebook and 32k followers on Twitter (X).
| @salmanagha247 | |
| Salman Ali Agha | |
| Twitter(X) | @SalmanAliAgha1 |
Agha Salman Age & Height
Salman Ali Agha was born in the month of November of 1993. So as per his date of birth, he is currently 31 years old. And Salman’s height is quite, he stands 6 feet tall. Which enables him to hit long sixes with ease.
Early Life & Family
There is not much information about Salman Ali Agha’s life before cricket. He lives with her wife and son named ‘Salah’. Her wife’s name is still not public, we’ll update you soon if we get any update.
Career
Salman Ali Agha has been playing professional cricket for 11 years. He has gone through numerous phases through his cricketing journey. This section is going to be about Agha Salman’s cricket career from the start.
Domestic Career
In February, 2013 Salman made his debut in professional cricket for ‘Apollo Cricket Club’ of Lahore. The year 2018 proved to be the turning point of his career, When he was selected to play for ‘Edmonton Royals’ in Global T29 Canada. Salman Ali Agha scored 218 runs with a great strike rate in a total six matches.
And as reward he got his spot in Southern Punjab’s Squad for ‘Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20’.
In September, 2019 Salman started playing for ‘Lahore Qalandars’ in PSL. He has been in Lahore Qalandars and later he shifted to Islamabad United. And In 2024 Islamabad United won the PSL title 2024. He also posted a photo with the trophy on his social media.
International Career
In June 2022, Agha Salman was included in the Test squad of Pakistan. Pakistan team was on the tour of Sri Lanka to play 2 test matches, and Salaman Ali Agha got his Test Cap on 16 July, 2022 during that series.
And in August Salman made his ODI debut in the series against Netherlands.
In December, 2022 he scored his maiden hundred against New Zealand in international cricket.
82* Not Out Against South Africa in 2024
Recently, Salman Aliu Agha played the most important knock of his ODI Career. Pakistan is on the tour of South Africa to play a T20I series, a ODI series and 2 test matches. In the 1st ODI Pakistan was on completely back foot while chasing the target. And he came to rescue the team by his sensational 82 not out innings. In the same match he took 4 wickets and only conceded 32 runs in his 8 overs. For his performance he got the player of the match in 1 st ODI of the series.
Agha Salman Stats
Batting
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | Hs | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 | 200 | 4s | 6s | |
| Test | 17 | 32 | 6 | 1191 | 132 | 45.81 | 64.45 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 12 |
| ODI | 30 | 23 | 6 | 696 | 82 | 40.94 | 97.21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 15 |
| T20I | 6 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 32 | 10.0 | 79.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Bowling
| M | Inn | B | Runs | W | BBI | BBM | Eco | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
| Test | 17 | 26 | 1519 | 940 | 16 | 3/75 | 4/117 | 3.71 | 58.75 | 94.94 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 30 | 21 | 696 | 610 | 15 | 4/32 | 4/32 | 5.5 | 40.67 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 6 | 2 | 50 | 26 | 2 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 5.2 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
Salman Ali Agha Net Worth
Salman Ali Agha is conservative person and keeps his personal life away from the public. So, there is not any accurate figure of net worth. However, some sources claim that Salaman Ali Agha’s net worth is around $5 million.
FAQs
He is from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
He wears the 67 no. jersey in ODI and T20I.
There is no update about Agha Salman’s wife’s name. We’ll update if we get any relevant information.
There is no update about the Agha’s parents name.
He is a graduate, but there is no information about his college or University.
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