Agha Salman (born 23 November 1993) is a Pakistani

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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 made his international debut for the

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in July 2022

Career

In April 2018, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the

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. On 3 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 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 October 2021, he was named in the

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squad for their tour of Sri Lanka. In June 2022, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their two-match series in Sri Lanka. He made his Test debut on 16 July 2022, for Pakistan against

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. In August 2022, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad, for their

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. He made his ODI debut on 16 August 2022, for Pakistan against the Netherlands.

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Agha Salman
at Pakistan Cricket Board {{DEFAULTSORT:Salman, Agha 1993 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Baluchistan cricketers Lahore cricketers Lahore Blues cricketers Lahore Qalandars cricketers Cricketers from Lahore Southern Punjab (Pakistan) cricketers