10 Facts about the Fawad Alam- An underrated all-rounder

10 Facts about the Fawad Alam- An underrated all-rounder: Fawad Alam grabbed everyone’s attention with his awe-inspiring performances in the domestic level. During his early years, he was touted as the “next big thing” of Pakistan cricket.

This immensely talented left-hander had a promising bright future, but destiny has been very unfair to him. He has got dropped from the Pakistani squad very often and has got very limited chances to prove his outstanding talent. Pakistan Cricket Board never properly utilised this naturally talented all-rounder. As of now, he currently captains National Bank of Pakistan and Pakistan A team.

On the occasion of Fawad Alam’s 30th birthday, we look into 10 facts about Fawad Alam.

1. Birth:

Fawad Alam was born on 8^th October 1985 in Karachi, Pakistan

2. Introduction to cricket:

Fawad Alam’s father, Tariq Alam, played first-class cricket in Pakistan for a long period of time.

3. Promising young man:

Fawad Alam made his first-class debut at the age of 17. Fawad Alam was also selected in the Pakistan U-19 world cup squad.

4. Dominating the Domestic circuit:

In the year 2006/07, Fawad Alam won almost all the awards which a player could possibly win at the end of a tournament. Fawad Alam outshined everyone in the ABN-AMRO T20 tournament which featured several international cricketers of Pakistan. He fetched the “Man of the Final,” “Man of the Series,” “Best Batsman,” and the “Best Bowler,” awards for his awe-inspiring performance.

5. Dismal debut:

Fawad Alam had a very poor start to his ODI career. He was dismissed for a first-ball duck by Dilhara Fernando against Sri Lanka.

6. Unique record:

In the year 2009, Fawad became the first Pakistani cricketer to score an overseas Test century on debut versus Sri Lanka. Unluckily for him, Fawad Alam also holds the record of being the making highest score on debut for Pakistan for a losing cause.

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7. Versatile:

Fawad Alam is a very versatile batsmen and plays at whichever position assigned to him in the batting order. Fawad Alam has been Pakistan’s most indispensable players in the past few years. In the first seven innings of his ODI career, Fawad Alam batted at all positions from number five to nine.

8. Marriage:

In the year 2011, he married Samreen Fawad and both together have a daughter.

9. Outstanding in the field:

Fawad Alam’s metal strength, athletic fielding has been a very valuable asset for Pakistan team as they have always had a dearth of world class fielder. he has also been vital in raising the fitness as well the fielding standards in Pakistan.

10. Believes in himself:

Fawad Alam made his debut at a raw age of 21 Pakistan. But little did he knew that he has a very tough road ahead in his career. By the time he turned 24 yrs old, Fawad Alam had already been dropped and selected several times. Any other player of his age would have lost faith in his talent. But, has always been optimist and determined to fight back. With his grit, Fawad Alam earned his place in Pakistan ODI squad after a four years hiatus for the Asia Cup.