Salman Ali Agha Reveals Real Reason Behind His Unique Celebration

Pakistan middle-order batter Salman Ali Agha has made public that his century celebration against Sri Lanka was dedicated to his young son and was not intended to send a message to his critics.

Key points

• Agha scored his fourth ODI century in the tri-series opener against Sri Lanka on Sunday, helping Pakistan post 305 runs at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
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• After his return, Agha played five matches for Kingsmen Academy in the President's Trophy Grade-I, including an unbeaten 300 against Markhor IT (MIT) Solutions in his first appearance.
• He was afterwards replaced by Sahibzada Farhan as Pakistan's T20I captain and was left out of the squad for the T20I series against Sri Lanka.
• Speaking at the post-match press conference, Agha dismissed suggestions that his celebration was aimed at proving anyone wrong.

Agha scored his fourth ODI century in the tri-series opener against Sri Lanka on Sunday, helping Pakistan post 305 runs at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Pakistan went on to win the match by 37 runs after restricting Sri Lanka to 268.

"I don't have enough time to message someone or prove someone wrong. I love my cricket, I love batting and I like playing for Pakistan. That was only celebration and my little son watches TV like this, so the was for him, " he remarked. Pakistan Beat Sri Lanka to Create Winning Start to ODI Tri-Series.

Meanwhile, the century came after a tough period for Agha. This person had captained Pakistan in the opening Test against England before missing the second match. He was subsequently sent home as part of a major squad reshuffle that saw seven players published ahead of the third Test.

He was afterwards replaced by Sahibzada Farhan as Pakistan's T20I captain and was left out of the squad for the T20I series against Sri Lanka. It pakistan won 2-1.

During the press conference, Agha additionally criticized the lack of recognition given to domestic cricket, saying performances at that level should not be underestimated.

"I think we don't offer enough respect to our domestic cricket. The conditions there are not that straightforward and scoring runs is not an straightforward job. Otherwise, everyone would go there and score runs, " he remarked.

In practice, the batter additionally questioned the tendency of former cricketers to downplay domestic performances on social media, stressing that players must perform well to score runs in challenging conditions.

"If a player like me scores runs in domestic cricket, former cricketers say on social media that he has scored runs in domestic cricket, but scoring runs there is not that straightforward. You have to play well to score runs there, " he continued.

Agha remarked players who earn international opportunities through consistent domestic performances deserve recognition. He pointed to his own 10-year journey in domestic cricket and cited Saud Shakeel and Saad Baig as other examples of players who had performed at that level.

Since the players who come from there after performing have earned it, "I don't think this is a good message either. I was performing there for 10 years before I came into international cricket. Saud Shakeel was additionally there, and Saad Baig has performed in domestic cricket and did well today, " he stated.

"I think the time has come to give domestic cricket the respect it deserves, " he concluded. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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