Fawad Alam

Fawad Alam
Fawad in 2010
Personal information
Full name
Fawad Tariq Alam
Born (1985-10-08) 8 October 1985 (age 39)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleTop-order batter
RelationsTariq Alam[1] (father)
Mansoor Akhtar (father-in-law)[2]
Waheed Mirza (uncle)[2]
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 196)12 July 2009 v Sri Lanka
Last Test24 July 2022 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 156)22 May 2007 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI22 April 2015 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.25
T20I debut (cap 20)4 September 2007 v Kenya
Last T20I26 December 2010 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.25
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003–2006Pakistan Customs
2004-2015Karachi Dolphins
2006–2007Karachi Harbour
2006–2015/16National Bank of Pakistan
2012–2013Duronto Rajshahi
2016Karachi Kings
2016–presentKarachi Blues
2016/17–2017/18Sui Southern Gas Company
2019–presentSindh
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 18 38 180 203
Runs scored 986 966 13,348 6,577
Batting average 41.08 40.25 56.55 48.71
100s/50s 5/2 1/6 40/62 8/40
Top score 168 114* 296* 149
Balls bowled 96 398 4,426 4,660
Wickets 2 5 56 89
Bowling average 27.00 75.40 39.98 40.48
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/46 1/8 4/27 5/53
Catches/stumpings 8/– 10/– 83/– 80/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 July 2022

Fawad Tariq Alam (Urdu: فواد عالم, born 8 October 1985) is a Pakistani cricketer and actor[3] who plays for Sindh and the Pakistan national cricket team. He made his international debut for Pakistan in May 2007.[4] He returned to Pakistan's Test team after a gap of 88 Tests and more than 10 years, the second longest gap by a Pakistani in Test cricket after Younis Ahmed's 104 Tests gap.[5] He was surprisingly overlooked for selection to the Pakistan test cricket team for over a decade despite being a prolific run scorer in domestic first-class matches.[6][7] With respect to career batting average, Fawad is among the all-time top 50 batsmen in first-class cricket worldwide; he is the sole Pakistani on the list.

Born in Karachi,[8] Fawad plays primarily as a left-handed batter, but also bowls slow left-arm orthodox. After not playing international cricket for more than 10 years for Pakistan, he returned to Test cricket against England, in August 2020.[9] He is also known for his Ertuğrul Gazi-type signature style celebration, which he emulated from the Turkish historical drama series Diriliş: Ertuğrul.[10][11]

  1. ^ Mehmood, Kamran. "Fawad Alam: A Talent Being Wasted". Bleacher Report.
  2. ^ a b "Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part 6 | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
  3. ^ "Fawad Alam all set to make his acting debut with web series 'Khudkash Muhabbat'". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Fawad Alam profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "England vs Pakistan: 10 years and 259 days later, Fawad Alam plays a Test match again". hindustantimes.com. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Red-hot Fawad Alam gets his vindication after a decade of cold shoulders". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Fawad on recall: 'If it was in my destiny, no one could've taken it away from me'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Why Fawad Alam has been frozen out of Pakistan squads". Dawn. 29 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Fawad Alam makes deserved yet brief Pakistan return after decade of graft". The Guardian. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Pak vs SA: Fawad Alam reveals idea behind his Ertugrul style celebration". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Is Fawad Alam Pakistan's Ertugrul? Azhar Ali thinks so". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 23 August 2021.