Ragheb Gul Aga (born 10 July 1984) is a Kenyan

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er, who played as an all-rounder for

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in ODIs and T20Is and for

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in English domestic cricket. He became Kenya's third captain in two months in November 2004 when he captained the team at the Intercontinental Cup Finals in place of

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. also related to filmstar Salma agha

County career

In 2008, having acquired a British passport, Aga signed a one-year deal to play County cricket for

, having played

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for the county during the 2007 season. He was, however, surprisingly recalled to the Kenya side in 2008. Aga spent a further two seasons at Sussex, finally being released by the county at the end of the 2010 season.

Records

Aga was the first batsman to score a T20I half-century when batting at number 8 (or lower), when he scored 52 not out against Scotland on 13 November 2013. This was the highest score at this position until it was exceeded by

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in 2018.

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* * 1984 births Living people Cricketers from Nairobi Kenyan cricketers Kenyan Muslims Kenya One Day International cricketers Kenya Twenty20 International cricketers Kenyan cricket captains Sussex cricketers {{Kenya-cricket-bio-stub