Pakistani Crciket Players: Fawad alam

Fawad alam Biography

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Full name Fawad Alam
Born October 8, 1985, Karachi
Current age 28 years 190 days
Major teams Pakistan, Karachi Cricket Association Under-19s, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Whites, National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan A, Pakistan Customs, Pakistan Emerging Team, Uva Next
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodoxSeries, Best Batsman and Best Bowler. After Pakistan's disappointing World Cup campaign, Alam was drafted into a 16 man squad for a One Day International series against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi. His debut in the 3rd ODI was one to forget, he was caught and bowled by Dilhara Fernando for a first ball duck.His second One-day International was a better experience, as he contributed 32 unbeaten runs down the order as Pakistan beat India by 31 runs in Jaipur. In between those two matches, he travelled to South Africa as part of Pakistan's squad for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 tournament. He played in the semi-final, taking two wickets against New Zealand, one a superb caught and bowled effort to dismiss Lou Vincent, as Pakistan progressed to the final, for which he was not selected. In Asia Cricket Cup in June 2008, he scored his maiden half century against Hong Kong. In that match, Pakistan's top oder was ripped by Hong Kong bowlers before Fawad and another team mate Sohail Tanvir set up a 100 runs partnership for the 8th wicket. Sohail ended at 59 while Fawad Alam remained unbeaten at 63. However, he was unexpectedly dropped for the Sri Lanka series in Januray 2009.After being dropped from all formats for three and a half years, his impressive displays domestically (most notably being the top run scorer in the President's One Day Trophy in the season 2013/14) earned him a deserved recall to the national side for the Asia Cup in 2014. His first match after his recall was against the host team Bangladesh, deputising for the injured Sharjeel Khan. He contributed significantly to the team's victory, scoring 74 runs from 70 balls in a competitive chase of 326. He continued his form by scoring his maiden international ODI hundred (114*) against Sri Lanka in the final, rescuing his side from 18/3 to 260/5 with the help of Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal. His effort was not enough though as Sri Lanka successfully chased the target to become the champions of the 2014 Asia Cup
As things currently stand, Fawad could be in the Pakistan side just for his brilliant fielding. Some of his catches would make the best fielders in the world blush, while his fitness has also never been an issue. David Dwyer, Pakistan’s fitness trainer singled out Fawad, saying his “fitness levels are through the roof.”
Fawad’s technique has often received criticism from experts and selectors alike. However, he has played important knocks and made runs despite this flawed technique. And if technique were the sole selection criteria, players like Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Hashim Amla and Virender Sehwag would have probably never made it to the Test level.
Fawad’s excellent fitness levels, dogged batting performances, athletic fielding and impressive mental strength that he showed in his debut Test should have been enough to see this 24-year-old from Karachi in the Pakistan side.
While most players would probably give up on their dream to represent their country had they gone through so much turbulence in their short careers, let’s hope Fawad Alam remains upbeat and optimistic and continues to fight for his place in a squad that desperately needs reinforcements.

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