Salman Ali Agha: “The way he is batting, not many people can bat [like that]. The way he bats against spinners and hits sixes at will is amazing”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has admitted that it is amazing to see how batsman Hasan Nawaz hits sixes with ease.
Nawaz has become one of the hottest prospects in the country as he has put up a number of strong performances, both at the domestic level and in international cricket as well.
During the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL), the 22-year-old showed off his power-hitting skills as he was the third-highest run-scorer with 399 runs in 12 matches for the Quetta Gladiators, which included a century and three fifties, at an average of 57 and a strike-rate of 162.19.
It should also be noted that Nawaz hit the most sixes in PSL 10 with 28.
Following PSL 10, he kept his foot on the gas as he thumped 121 runs in three T20Is against Bangladesh at an average of 60.50 and a strike-rate of 198.36.
Pakistan then toured Bangladesh for three T20Is, but Nawaz’s form took a bit of a hit as he only managed to muster 33 runs at an average of 11 and a strike-rate of 122.22.
“The way he is batting, not many people can bat [like that]. The way he bats against spinners and hits sixes at will is amazing,” Salman was quoted as saying by ARY News.
After back-to-back series against Bangladesh, Pakistan toured the West Indies for three T20Is and three ODIs.
In the T20I series, which Pakistan won 2-1, Nawaz amassed 79 runs at an average of 26.33 and a strike-rate of 164.58.
The Islamabad-born batsman then went on to make his ODI debut and finished with 112 runs, which included a career-best 63 not out, at an average of 112.
Despite his excellent performance with the bat, Pakistan ended up losing the ODI series 2-1.
Pakistan Squad for West Indies T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem
Pakistan Squad for West Indies ODI Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem
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