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Sent Home from UK Tour, Salman Agha Answers with 300*
Salman Agha is a Pakistani cricketer who was sent home early from a tour of the United Kingdom.
He had not scored many runs in his recent Test matches.
After returning home, he played a domestic cricket match for Kingsmen Academy.
He scored 300 runs without being dismissed.
This was his first triple hundred and his best first-class score.
Agha said small changes to his batting helped him regain form.
The Pakistan Cricket Board believes international players should play domestic cricket regularly.
Agha also said domestic matches are important for cricketers.
Salman Ali Agha scored an unbeaten 300 for Kingsmen Academy against Markhor IT Solutions.
The innings came in the first round of the President's Trophy at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium.
It was Agha's maiden triple hundred and surpassed his previous first-class best of 169.
Agha was sent home from Pakistan's UK tour after scoring 45 runs in his previous five Test innings.
The Pakistan Cricket Board wants centrally contracted players to regularly play domestic first-class cricket.
- Who
- Pakistan white-ball captain Salman Ali Agha, playing for Kingsmen Academy.
- What
- Agha scored an unbeaten 300 in a President's Trophy first-round match.
- Where
- Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Pakistan.
- When
- About two weeks after he was sent home midway through Pakistan's UK tour.
- Why
- Agha said batting adjustments helped him regain form; the Pakistan Cricket Board also wants contracted players to gain regular domestic experience.
Key facts
- Score
- Unbeaten 300 off 336 balls
- Previous best
- 169 in first-class cricket
- Match
- Kingsmen Academy vs Markhor IT Solutions
- Competition
- First round of the President's Trophy
- Recent Test form
- 45 runs across his last five innings
- Domestic requirement
- A/B-category contracted players must play at least six and four domestic first-class matches annually
- Recent domestic record
- Agha had played only three first-class matches in the previous three years
Quotes
Salman Ali Agha
Pakistan white-ball captain and international cricketer
“My form in international cricket has not been up to the mark in the last few series. You make adjustments which can be very helpful [in regaining the form]. I also made slight adjustments to my batting, which has helped me a lot … I am very happy because such milestones are once in a lifetime”
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“It is very important for an international cricketer to play domestic cricket and I think every cricketer should play domestic cricket when he gets an opportunity. That's what I do, and I feel very good to be back in the domestic circuit”
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