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Salman Ali Agha breaks world record, overshadow Rahul Dravid

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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan T20 captain Salman Ali Agha has set a world record for playing the most international matches in a calendar year.

He surpassed legends like Rahul Dravid, Ms Dhoni and Muhammad Yousuf.

Pakistan have played a total of 56 international matches in 2025, the most by any team this year, Agha is the only player who play all these matches in this year.

First time in the history, the feat of surpassing 50 matches in single year achieved by Sachin Tendulkar in 1997, and most recently by New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell, who played 51 games in 2023.

Most international matches in a calendar year

Salman Ali Agha (Pakistan) – 56, 2025
Rahul Dravid (India) – 53, 1999
Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) – 53, 2000
MS Dhoni (India/Asia XI) – 53, 2007
Lance Klusener (South Africa) – 52, 2000
Paul Collingwood (England) – 52, 2007
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) – 52, 2014
Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 51, 1997
Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) – 51, 2023

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