Why is Salman Ali Agha considered a modern T20 hero compared to Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan?

[Mamoon]

In the end, no matter who Pakistan picks, they will be humiliated in the Asia Cup and the 2026 T20 World Cup

Real humiliation was PCB bullying BCCI to host the entire Asia Cup in the UAE.

 

[Mamoon]

I do agree with @Mamoon to a certain extent though.

Agha despite improving in t20 isnt a t20 player and hence him being captain is questionable.

I support agha alot and made a thread on him but he is a bit of an odd one out in the current setup.

However ba/riz/agha cannot play in a single t20 lineup, that is suicide.

As for Fakhar, Fakhar tbf after a large sample size is a failed t20 cricketer and is 35 now.

I wouldnt mind if farhan and Saim become the new perma opening pair in t20.

Agha is the temporary boss of delusional fans because they want to latch onto any alternative to Babar and Rizwan that can present itself at this point. Everyone else is either too young, inexperienced or too old.

The reality is that while Agha is a fine Test and ODI player, and probably serviceable in T20Is for the time being, he has been given more authority and limelight than he deserves or is capable of, and he himself knows this.

He is not leadership material. At best, he is a vice-captain kind of guy. PCB has bestowed him with more than he is capable of handling and you have to hope that this doesn’t break him.

He is the flavor of the month, but this flavor will not last long, and it might end his career prematurely.

 

[mominsaigol]

Agha is the temporary boss of delusional fans because they want to latch onto any alternative to Babar and Rizwan that can present itself at this point. Everyone else is either too young, inexperienced or too old.

The reality is that while Agha is a fine Test and ODI player, and probably serviceable in T20Is for the time being, he has been given more authority and limelight than he deserves or is capable of, and he himself knows this.

He is not leadership material. At best, he is a vice-captain kind of guy. PCB has bestowed him with more than he is capable of handling and you have to hope that this doesn’t break him.

He is the flavor of the month, but this flavor will not last long, and it might end his career prematurely.

I don't think it'll break him as fans don't bash him as much as they bash babar and rizwan.

I admit I have also been influenced by social media bashing those 2. I don't think their t20 material but the extreme bashing of those 2 and the love and support for alternatives such as Kamran Ghulam or others is a bit too much and somewhat silly.

 

[Rana]

Agha is the temporary boss of delusional fans because they want to latch onto any alternative to Babar and Rizwan that can present itself at this point. Everyone else is either too young, inexperienced or too old.

The reality is that while Agha is a fine Test and ODI player, and probably serviceable in T20Is for the time being, he has been given more authority and limelight than he deserves or is capable of, and he himself knows this.

He is not leadership material. At best, he is a vice-captain kind of guy. PCB has bestowed him with more than he is capable of handling and you have to hope that this doesn’t break him.

He is the flavor of the month, but this flavor will not last long, and it might end his career prematurely.

Agha is fine and also a much better captaincy candidate than guys like Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen and Shadab. He doesn’t care about his personal performance. He cares about team performance and player growth. He’s doing exactly what Pakistan fans have been yearning for. He’s building a team, a balance, a strategy and this is helping with the growth of players like Saim, Farhan, Harris and Nawaz. Guys like Khushdil, M Nawaz and Faheem are also contributing too. Shaheen is bowling much better under his leadership, he’s been a clutch bowler. Sufyan Moqim has bowled him to a series win against a tough opposition.

Pakistan is heading in the right direction. The people trying to bring him down are those who are sour about Agha being selfless and letting the team grow without being restrained by cursed selfish players such as Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.

We don’t want to return to those dark days where the Pakistan team was being run by a player agency.

Pakistan cricket belongs to Pakistan and it’s people, it’s true fans. That’s where it will stay InshaAllah.

 

[Mamoon]

I don't think it'll break him as fans don't bash him as much as they bash babar and rizwan.

I admit I have also been influenced by social media bashing those 2. I don't think their t20 material but the extreme bashing of those 2 and the love and support for alternatives such as Kamran Ghulam or others is a bit too much and somewhat silly.

It doesn’t take long for the Pakistani fans to change their sentiment. Look at what happened to Sarfaraz, Babar, Rizwan. Their reputation turned upside down in a matter of 12 months.

Pakistan have a lot of tough T20Is coming up in the next 12 months and they will lose most of those matches and it will be enough for the funs to turn against him.

 

[Rana]

Agha and Hesson have created the environment where young players, nervous players can slot in and make their mark in the side.

This is the sign of a good leader and leadership group!

 

[mominsaigol]

It doesn’t take long for the Pakistani fans to change their sentiment. Look at what happened to Sarfaraz, Babar, Rizwan. Their reputation turned upside down in a matter of 12 months.

Pakistan have a lot of tough T20Is coming up in the next 12 months and they will lose most of those matches and it will be enough for the funs to turn against him.

I don't believe this is a bad t20 side however. It is an upgrade over 2024 which featured, Ba/Riz/Agha/Shadab/Chacha all in a single lineup.

 

[mominsaigol]

Agha and Hesson have created the environment where young players, nervous players can slot in and make their mark in the side.

This is the sign of a good leader and leadership group!

Hesson has 100%. Agha tends to let these guys groom though.

He juat like sarfi will shove himself down depending on team situations