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

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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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!
 
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.
 
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
 
Abdullah isnt potent he avg 12 in t20, 31 in odi and 38 in tests. His t20 sr is 120.

His local t20 sr is 135 with an avg of 30. If you wish to troll then do it properly
Since the current team is based on PSL and PSL is the standard, Abdullah's SR in last season was 150. I am not trolling I would have picked any other batter in the top order if there was a better candidate but unfortunately, there is no one. Haider Ali, Muhammad Haris, Azam Khan etc. aren't doing any wonders. If you really want a more dynamic lineup, I don't mind Sahibzada with gloves in place of Rizwan but he needs to be on point with gloves too as Rizwan would. Unfortunately, we don't have luxury of batters and all the better ones need to play. Babar, Hassan, Saim must be untouchables based on their talent and class.
 
Im excited for the odi series. Here are my key takeaways of events that'll transpire.

A) Last chance for Bobby. WI is his favourite team. He needs to perform in this series.

B) Possibly last chance for rizzu as well. I don't think he will be dropped from Odi as a player but his captaincy is on the line. Losing to wi will mean end of the road and Agha will be made captain.

C) We finally get to see a fakhar and saim combo but its time to move on eventually.

D) Please kick Abdullah out and replace him for farhan in all formats.

E) Bowling needs to perform. Crazy how much Rauf gets a free pass 24/7
Last chance for Bobby? He was your top scorer in your last away series too. If you want to drop him from another format based on agenda, sure because on performance basis he makes it into all 3 formats easy.
 
Since the current team is based on PSL and PSL is the standard, Abdullah's SR in last season was 150. I am not trolling I would have picked any other batter in the top order if there was a better candidate but unfortunately, there is no one. Haider Ali, Muhammad Haris, Azam Khan etc. aren't doing any wonders. If you really want a more dynamic lineup, I don't mind Sahibzada with gloves in place of Rizwan but he needs to be on point with gloves too as Rizwan would. Unfortunately, we don't have luxury of batters and all the better ones need to play. Babar, Hassan, Saim must be untouchables based on their talent and class.
Last chance for Bobby? He was your top scorer in your last away series too. If you want to drop him from another format based on agenda, sure because on performance basis he makes it into all 3 formats easy.
Brother i am not the agenda poster 🤣🤣.

Babar is good, deserves a spot in odi. His issue is test and t20 where his form is in the waters
 
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.
The current team doesn't have a single batter that can bat for 15-20 overs if needed, that is why you saw 5/15 against BD, if we do not bring in a proper batter or two, you will see such collapses more often than not against better oppositions. Babar is going to make a comeback sooner or later, it could be after the Asia cup, just before the WC or just after the WC but the sooner we realize this, the better it is. I don't have anything against the young guys, Hassan Nawaz should be untouchable for next 4 years.
 
Brother i am not the agenda poster 🤣🤣.

Babar is good, deserves a spot in odi. His issue is test and t20 where his form is in the waters
Didn't he score 3 50s in 4 innings in last away tour to SA? I agree he is not converting his 50s to 100s. No centuries in 2 years is very poor for a batter of his standard. But despite of all that, he is still scoring more than the rest of the players. That pretty much tells you about the luxury of talent that we have.
 
Didn't he score 3 50s in 4 innings in last away tour to SA? I agree he is not converting his 50s to 100s. No centuries in 2 years is very poor for a batter of his standard. But despite of all that, he is still scoring more than the rest of the players. That pretty much tells you about the luxury of talent that we have.
In odi he is a solid gun, their is no doubt about it.

Test and t20 is the issue yes
 
Those were test 50s that I am talking about.
Those test 50's were on pancake pitches.

I watched the 2nd test and Pakistan collapsed in the 1st innings bit scored 400 in the 2nd innings.

Pakistan test team is crap, it cant logically score that much until and unless the batting improves which it hasn't
 
Those test 50's were on pancake pitches.

I watched the 2nd test and Pakistan collapsed in the 1st innings bit scored 400 in the 2nd innings.

Pakistan test team is crap, it cant logically score that much until and unless the batting improves which it hasn't
Why didn't anyone else score 3 50s on those pan cake pitches? Why only Shan and Babar scored runs? You don't get it?
 
No one calls him a hero but he is sensible and thinks long-term. In recent series against Windies, he chose to bat first twice I believe forcing us to set totals with bat and then defend them with ball. These are our weaknesses and Salman is willing to work on them instead of running away like most captains would have done.
 
Last chance for Bobby? He was your top scorer in your last away series too. If you want to drop him from another format based on agenda, sure because on performance basis he makes it into all 3 formats easy.
He makes it in all 3 formats according to you but Pakistan are winning in T20s and much more balanced without him.

They are still losing hard in ODI and Tests with him.
 
Because Imad and Amir blackmailed everyone
He makes it in all 3 formats according to you but Pakistan are winning in T20s and much more balanced without him.

They are still losing hard in ODI and Tests with him.
Its cause babar in tests had become a walking wicket and despite rizwan being a good test batsmen, he is as clueless as jadeja when it comes to batting with the tail.

Unless Agha performs, Rizwan cant be trusted to defend the tail.

Otherwise hes a good test batsmen.

In odi its the opposite, Babar has lost form but is a good odi batsmen while rizwan is akin to a bootleg version of younis Khan.

If he performs then our team benefits but because it is impossible to perform game by game you will be left with insufferable 20 of 40's and run rate collapses.

Rizwan in odi has a habit of rescuing us from a collapse only to cause a collapse 🤣(india CT 2025 game)

Difference is YK got away with it due to bashing India the most.
 
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