Is this the end of Salman Ali Agha's T20I captaincy?

[Katwalindian]

What was so special about his captaincy? I find it very cringe when people praise his captaincy, he bought Rauf back into the attack and took Saim Ayub off when he had one over left, he didn't have the balls to bowl himself at all, he didn't bowl Nawaz at all when the wickets was aiding spin, he benched Suffiyan Muqeem, benched Hasan Nawaz for Hussain Talat.

He is just another Pakistani softie who bottles it under pressure. Sorry he is not cut out for the job. You can't have a non performing captain, it's not good for team morale

Haris rauf was bowling good in that tournament until that point ..how would he knew he will travel......plus saim only have one over left and dube would have targeted him regardless......

 

[AZulfi]

Seriously i want India to phase SKY out. I know he has the best W/L ratio for an Indian captain. Won 25 out of 29. But we cannot carry even a single passenger.

I expect SKY to remain captain until the T20 World Cup in February. He’s 35 now and will likely retire then. India has a very good chance of retaining the cup. A good all-round team + home conditions

 

[Katwalindian]

Who do you want captaining the side?

What’s the point of crying if you don’t have a worthy solution?

Salman agha is best captain in Pakistan and actually looked and respected like captain in field.......plus batting wise he will be good in other conditions....

 

[Rana]

Salman agha is best captain in Pakistan and actually looked and respected like captain in field.......plus batting wise he will be good in other conditions....

He needs to bat at 3

He will be fine there.

 

[Katwalindian]

He needs to bat at 3

He will be fine there.

You can't judge batsmen on these garbage t20 pitches in UAE...

 

[Rana]

You can't judge batsmen on these garbage t20 pitches in UAE...

I’m not judging him at all

I think his best position is 3

 

[stani_pak]

This is a rubbish take I am sorry, just because there are no other alternatives apparently, we should continue to stick with someone who is not even worthy of his own spot in the team?

Don't think so, the first question a captain must answer ie do you make the team yourself?

Salman Ali Agha did not look international material at any stage in this cup. The guy apparently is reputed to be one of the top players of spin bowling from Pakistan and he got embarrassed by Axar, Kuldeep, Hasaranga like easy work.

I agree but what I am saying is that the alternatives are not great either, so whom ever you go with I do not think it will make a huge difference, the reason I said maybe just stick with him, is since T20 WC is only 5 months away. But ideally it would be great to have him removed for someone better but the reality is it would be between Shaheen, Babar, Rizwan...Fakhar...maybe even Mohammad Haris

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Shaheen I don’t mind, but he will need to rotate, so who will be captain then.

If Shadab is the captain then you’re gonna be right back to the “non performing captain” thing. Should Shadab even be in the team?

Personally I don’t actually mind either of Shaheen or Shadab.

And I don’t mind Agha either. He’s shown me enough to have another couple of series.

Although a captain shouldn't be changed after every 6 months.
An in form Shadab (bowling wise) would walk straight into the team. He did exceptionally well in 2021 and 2022 wt20s. Any runs he scores are just bonus but he has a lot more range than other pseudo batters in the side. The key would be to get him to realize his spin should be a top priority of him getting in the team.

 

[Snowflake]

That was more on Haris Rauf having a shocker of a game. He had the captain, then eventually the coach signaling him the basics but he couldn't listen to either and bowled in Varma's arc for easy runs.

Haris had a bad game but he is wayyyyy less to blame than our batsmen.

 

[Snowflake]

I’ve been a fan of Agha and have supported his appointment. But he’s had a horrible tournament - so bad that I’m questioning my opinion about him.

Any player can have a lean run and I’m not fussed about his form as a player. However, it’s the captaincy that was shocking.

Blunder after blunder. From team selection, to batting orders to bowling changes; absolutely mindless.

It’s one thing to give out of form players a fair chance, but it’s another thing to do it for so long that it effs up your tournament. It was insanity to stick with Saim in the final and keep H Nawaz out.

I won’t object if he’s shown the door. Poor captain

 

[Savak]

I’ve been a fan of Agha and have supported his appointment. But he’s had a horrible tournament - so bad that I’m questioning my opinion about him.

Any player can have a lean run and I’m not fussed about his form as a player. However, it’s the captaincy that was shocking.

Blunder after blunder. From team selection, to batting orders to bowling changes; absolutely mindless.

It’s one thing to give out of form players a fair chance, but it’s another thing to do it for so long that it effs up your tournament. It was insanity to stick with Saim in the final and keep H Nawaz out.

I won’t object if he’s shown the door. Poor captain

I am not too concerned about his captaincy. Every captain makes mistakes. What is more concerning was the fact that he did not look international quality in a single innings, he looked like a tail ender against India's spinners and he is reputed to be among the top players of spin bowling in Pakistan.

 

[ads101]

I am not too concerned about his captaincy. Every captain makes mistakes. What is more concerning was the fact that he did not look international quality in a single innings, he looked like a tail ender against India's spinners and he is reputed to be among the top players of spin bowling in Pakistan.

I think he’s just an ok captain. He made some mistakes. Certainly not an amazing one. But I think people are desperate to vouch for him to keep Babar and Rizwan out.

That match came down to the wire. Had Shaheen been captain, Hasan Nawaz in for Agha there’s a chance we could have won maybe. I think we would have done this had Agha not captain I. I believe he was arguably the only player from Pakistan not to have a single good game in this tournament. It’s also not like he got out swinging for zero first ball, he actually had time to stay in and still he produced nothing.

I don’t think it’s an either or situation with babar/Rizwan and Shaheen. We can easily continue not opening with those two under a different captain eg Shaheen and it still progressing with our different aggressive strategy. Agha isn’t central to that, and doesn’t encompass that in the way he plays. And I’m not saying we have to necessarily bring him back but I also don’t see how Babar coming back at 3 also changes our batting strategy given how poor our options have been at that position.

The main difference is the openers. It’s not essential to carry a passenger down the order that plays even slower.

 

[Savak]

I think he’s just an ok captain. He made some mistakes. Certainly not an amazing one. But I think people are desperate to vouch for him to keep Babar and Rizwan out.

That match came down to the wire. Had Shaheen been captain, Hasan Nawaz in for Agha there’s a chance we could have won maybe. I think we would have done this had Agha not captain I. I believe he was arguably the only player from Pakistan not to have a single good game in this tournament. It’s also not like he got out swinging for zero first ball, he actually had time to stay in and still he produced nothing.

I don’t think it’s an either or situation with babar/Rizwan and Shaheen. We can easily continue not opening with those two under a different captain eg Shaheen and it still progressing with our different aggressive strategy. Agha isn’t central to that, and doesn’t encompass that in the way he plays. And I’m not saying we have to necessarily bring him back but I also don’t see how Babar coming back at 3 also changes our batting strategy given how poor our options have been at that position.

The main difference is the openers. It’s not essential to carry a passenger down the order that plays even slower.

Given what i have seen given the quality of batting, Babar can come in for Agha at number 3 or 4, atleast he will score runs at a slightly better run rate. Rizwan can come in for Haris at number 5 or 6, atleast Rizwan can be relied to stay out there and can hit some big shots if needed.

 

[topspin]

Given what i have seen given the quality of batting, Babar can come in for Agha at number 3 or 4, atleast he will score runs at a slightly better run rate. Rizwan can come in for Haris at number 5 or 6, atleast Rizwan can be relied to stay out there and can hit some big shots if needed.

I think you've already forgotten Babar can't play spin to save his life. How do you expect him to bat at 3 or 4?

I have no issue with axing Agha if Pakistan can find both a superior captain (perhaps Shaheen) and/or superior player.

One thing we can agree on is Agha cannot bat anywhere near in top 7. Either you hide him at 8 and play him as a specialist captain or drop him altogether.

 

[Savak]

I think you've already forgotten Babar can't play spin to save his life. How do you expect him to bat at 3 or 4?

I have no issue with axing Agha if Pakistan can find both a superior captain (perhaps Shaheen) and/or superior player.

One thing we can agree on is Agha cannot bat anywhere near in top 7. Either you hide him at 8 and play him as a specialist captain or drop him altogether.

I think this myth Babar can't play spin is over exaggerated. He has a century in Sri Lanka in tough spinning conditions. Yes he has his limitations i.e. he can play the sweep shot and is easy to tie down but he is much better than Salman Ali Agha, Hussein Talat. Same goes for Rizwan

 

[jnaveen1980]

I am not too concerned about his captaincy. Every captain makes mistakes. What is more concerning was the fact that he did not look international quality in a single innings, he looked like a tail ender against India's spinners and he is reputed to be among the top players of spin bowling in Pakistan.

It is a myth Salman Ali Agha is the best player against spin. Among the top run getters against spin in Pakistan cricket Agha has one of the worst strike rate. Average is middling. Balls/6 is almost the same others. I think Shadab looks the slightly better option against spin.

PAKISTAN PLAYERS AGAINST SPIN in T20

 

[moghul]

His personality , technique and performance doesn't belong to fast paced T20 format , please sack him immediately both as captain and as player .

 

[mon858]

I would give one final chance on good batting strips. If he cant perform and also has bad PSL then change with Shaheen. He has come back well. Only concern is dont want to affect his bowling focus and form.

Dropping Salman from captaincy also frees up a slot to try Hasan Nawaz again, or Babar or Shadab once fit. Shadab could probably slot in place of Hussain Talat, once fully fit and shows some performance in domestic or some league.

It is disappointing that he didnt perform as ideally he could have been the next all format captain or minimally white ball captain.

 

[moghul]

I would give one final chance on good batting strips. If he cant perform and also has bad PSL then change with Shaheen. He has come back well. Only concern is dont want to affect his bowling focus and form.

Dropping Salman from captaincy also frees up a slot to try Hasan Nawaz again, or Babar or Shadab once fit. Shadab could probably slot in place of Hussain Talat, once fully fit and shows some performance in domestic or some league.

It is disappointing that he didnt perform as ideally he could have been the next all format captain or minimally white ball captain.

This " one final chance " has ruined Pakistan cricket. We have seen enough of Agha , one fluke performance against a minnow and we will be stuck with him for long . Time to

 

[SportsWarrior]

It is a myth Salman Ali Agha is the best player against spin. Among the top run getters against spin in Pakistan cricket Agha has one of the worst strike rate. Average is middling. Balls/6 is almost the same others. I think Shadab looks the slightly better option against spin.

PAKISTAN PLAYERS AGAINST SPIN in T20

Thanks for backing up with numbers. He looks awful against spin. He may play spin okay in first class where there is no pressure to force the game or score runs against them. But when he is required to score runs he looks pathetic. He may have good defence (wasn't on display in Asia cup and haven't seen him bat otherwise) but he was clearly not picking any spinners. Heck he wasn't even looking good against Axar who is a pretty conventional bowler in t20s

 

[hassan918]

I would give one final chance on good batting strips. If he cant perform and also has bad PSL then change with Shaheen. He has come back well. Only concern is dont want to affect his bowling focus and form.

Dropping Salman from captaincy also frees up a slot to try Hasan Nawaz again, or Babar or Shadab once fit. Shadab could probably slot in place of Hussain Talat, once fully fit and shows some performance in domestic or some league.

It is disappointing that he didnt perform as ideally he could have been the next all format captain or minimally white ball captain.

Shadab is likely to be the next captain. I hope this doesn't affect his own performance and he performs well with bat and ball, especially with the ball.

 

[stani_pak]

Shadab is likely to be the next captain. I hope this doesn't affect his own performance and he performs well with bat and ball, especially with the ball.

The issue with Shadab is if he captains, will he allow the spinners to bowl, or will he bring him self on, I think if his bowling is not up to the mark, he should focus on captaining the team, and his batting

 

[stani_pak]

I have been seeing on some youtube channels, do not know if this is true, that Salman might end up getting removed from Captain of T20 side.

 

[Ball Blazer]

idts his body language as a captain was weak. Answers in presser were also to the point despite poor performances on the field.

 

[shah9425]

He has been a disappointment

Should be removed asap from captaincy