Shan Masood: “(Salman Ali) Agha is probably one of my favourite players, he’s a team player – he’s Pakistan all in. For him to play in those pressure situations and get something for the team, that’s special”
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Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood named middle order batsman Salman Ali Agha as one of his favourite players as he puts the team first.
Salman has become an integral part of the middle order and has produced a number of pivotal knocks for the men in green.
Masood pointed out that the 30-year-old’s ability to score runs despite batting with tailenders is what makes him extremely special.
“(Salman Ali) Agha is probably one of my favourite players, he’s a team player – he’s Pakistan all in. For him to play in those pressure situations and get something for the team, that’s special,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
In Pakistan’s two-Test series against Bangladesh, Salman amassed 120 runs, which included a top score of 54, at an average of 40.
He then proceeded to make 262 runs in the three-Test series against England, which included a century and two fifties, at an average of 65.50.
Currently, the Lahore native is in action in Pakistan’s white-ball series against Australia, which consists of three ODIs and three T20Is.
Despite only batting once in the ODI series, where he scored 12 runs, the men in green went on to win 2-1, which gave them their first ODI series win in Australia since 2002.
Once their tour of Australia finishes, Pakistan will travel to Zimbabwe to play three ODIs and three T20Is from November 24 to December 5.
Pakistan Squad for Australia ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Pakistan Squad for Australia T20I Series: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Khan
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe T20I Series: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan
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