Salman Ali Agha: “If senior players like Fakhar or Babar don’t fit into that combination, we won’t play them. We will play only those who are best for the team”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has made it clear that batsmen like Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman are not immune from being dropped from the playing XI if they “don’t fit into that combination”.
Salman Ali Agha: “Fakhar has been performing for Pakistan for the last 10 years. If he isn’t scoring right now, that’s okay – we will back him”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has confirmed that top order batsman will continue to be backed even if he fails to score runs in the short term.
Salman Ali Agha: “He has the potential to play for Pakistan for a long time”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha believes young batting prospect Khawaja Nafay is good enough to represent the national team for a long time.
Salman Ali Agha: “We know he is a very good player of spin bowling, probably the best player in our team against spin. We knew his ability and we know it’s going to come soon”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has branded big-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman Usman Khan as the best player of spin in the team.
Salman Ali Agha: “Abrar has been outstanding since his debut”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has lauded spinner Abrar Ahmed, saying he has been “outstanding since his debut”.
Salman Ali Agha: “Babar and Shaheen are megastars”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has lauded batsman Babar Azam and left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi, calling them “megastars”.
Salman Ali Agha: “I hope he performs the way he has been doing in domestic cricket and leagues, and carries that form into international cricket”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha has expressed high hopes for batting prospect Khawaja Nafay, backing him to deliver strong performances at the international level.
Salman Ali Agha: “I think Khawaja Nafay is very exciting – a very good batsman. The best thing about him is that he can keep as well. We are very excited for him”
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Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha believes Khawaja Nafay is a “very good batsman” and an exciting prospect for the men in green.
Basit Ali: “Salman Ali Agha is a good player in Tests and ODIs, but he isn’t a T20 player. The selectors are overlooking this fact”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has taken a dig at captain Salman Ali Agha, saying he “isn’t a T20 player”.
Faisal Iqbal: “He’s doing an amazing job, but unfortunately in my opinion, his batting [position] is very down”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Faisal Iqbal has called for Salman Ali Agha to be promoted up the batting order, suggesting the T20I captain is currently batting too low.
