Salman Ali Agha: “Abrar Ahmed has been outstanding as well, constantly pulling us back into games”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has praised mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed for his ability to turn the tide of a match, saying he is “constantly pulling us back into games”.
Abrar has become one of Pakistan’s first-choice spinners in limited overs cricket as he has a knack of picking up wickets regularly.
The 27-year-old was recently in action in the 2025 Asia Cup, where he took six wickets in seven matches at an average of 23.83 and an economy rate of 5.36.
“Abrar Ahmed has been outstanding as well, constantly pulling us back into games,” Salman was quoted as saying by PakPassion on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Pakistan are now taking on South Africa, but Abrar did not feature in the two-Test series that ended as a 1-1 draw.
Both teams will now play three T20Is between October 28 and November 1, which will then be followed by three ODIs from November 4 to 8.
After their South Africa series, Pakistan will take on Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series from November 11 to 15, before participating in a T20I tri-series with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe from November 17 to 29.
Pakistan squad for South Africa T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Tariq
Reserves: Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem
Pakistan squad for South Africa ODI Series: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha
Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka ODI Series: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha
Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Tariq
Reserves: Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem