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Fawad Alam

Pakistan

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Full name Fawad Alam
Born October 8, 1985, Karachi
Current age 23 years 3 days
Major teams Pakistan, Karachi Cricket Association Under-19s, Karachi Dolphins, National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan Customs, Pakistan Emerging Team
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Relations Father - Tariq Alam

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 10 8 6 130 63* 65.00 145 89.65 0 1 9 1 3 0
T20Is 3 2 2 19 16* - 11 172.72 0 0 1 1 1 0
First-class 39 66 12 2655 151 49.16 4 18 21 0
List A 48 42 12 1398 127 46.60 3 6 23 0
Twenty20 21 17 8 381 55 42.33 322 118.32 0 2 30 5 5 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
ODIs 10 9 356 317 4 1/8 1/8 79.25 5.34 89.0 0 0 0
T20Is 3 2 42 44 3 2/29 2/29 14.66 6.28 14.0 0 0 0
First-class 39 1313 621 19 4/27 4/27 32.68 2.83 69.1 2 0 0
List A 48 1588 1366 37 5/53 5/53 36.91 5.16 42.9 0 1 0
Twenty20 21 16 280 326 21 5/27 5/27 15.52 6.98 13.3 0 1 0

Career statistics
ODI debut Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, May 22, 2007 scorecard
Last ODI Pakistan v India at Karachi, Jun 26, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut Kenya v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 4, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 2003/04
Last First-class Sind v Punjab (Pakistan) at Karachi, Mar 11-13, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 2003/04
Last List A Pakistan v India at Karachi, Jun 26, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Karachi Dolphins v Faisalabad Wolves at Lahore, Apr 29, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Karachi Dolphins v Sialkot Stallions at Lahore, Oct 8, 2008 scorecard

 Profile

Fawad Alam, son of Pakistan's famous first-class cricketer Tariq Alam, made his first-class debut at the age of 17. He was duly picked to represent Pakistan at the U-19 World Cup based on his performances with Pakistan Customs and Karachi on the domestic circuit.

An unbeaten 43 in the semi-final against India not only guided Pakistan to the final (which they went on to win), but also marked his status as an immensely talented left-handed allrounder (something that Pakistan agonisingly lacks).

He was then named in the U-19 squad to play the touring Sri Lankans and South Africa Academy teams. That same year, he was invited to join the National Cricket Academy (NCA), a pool of talented individuals to be groomed for the elite level.

His real breakthrough was the 2006-07 season where Fawad outshone the rest by miles. He guided Karachi Dolphins to the final of the Twenty20 Cup (losing to defending champions Sialkot Stallions) where he not only grabbed a five-wicket haul and scored a valiant 54, but also went home with the Man of the Final, Man of the Series, Best Batsman and Best Bowler awards.

He also scored heavily in the longer version of the game namely the Quaid-e-Azam trophy where he finished as the fifth highest run-scorer. In the shorter version of the game, he turned out to be a useful ingredient of the National Bank mix that lifted the Patron's Cup, almost carried Karachi Dolphins to the ABN AMRO Cup final (second highest run-scorer and highest wicket-taker in the competition).

After an intense, but profitable, first-class season, Fawad was selected to captain the Pakistan Academy's tour of Bangladesh where his performance was deemed adequate enough for a call to the national squad. Fawad, however, failed to shine on his international debut in the searing Abu Dhabi conditions aged 21. Surprisingly not required to bowl at all, Fawad also fell first ball to cap off a lacklustre debut. The selectors, however, kept their trust in the young allrounder, giving him opportunities in Pakistan's limited-overs squads. Fawad was the leading run-getter during Pakistan Academy's tour of Africa in September-October 2008; he scored 302 not out in a four-day game against Kenya.
Faras Ghani October 2008

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Sep 9, 2008

Fawad Alam steers the ball through the off side
Fawad Alam steers the ball through the off side
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Sep 9, 2008

Fawad Alam raises his bat after reaching his hundred
Fawad Alam raises his bat after reaching his hundred
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Fawad Alam gets ready to wallop the ball
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