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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

Runs

Ave

100

ODIs

130

63*

65.00

145

89.65

T20Is

16*

172.72

First-class

2655

151

49.16

List A

1398

127

46.60

Twenty20

381

42.33

322

118.32

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

ODIs

356

317

1/8

79.25

5.34

89.0

T20Is

2/29

14.66

6.28

14.0

First-class

1313

621

4/27

32.68

2.83

69.1

List A

1588

1366

5/53

36.91

5.16

42.9

Twenty20

280

326

5/27

15.52

6.98

13.3

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

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

Sep 9, 2008

Fawad Alam steers the ball through the off side © Cricinfo Ltd

Sep 9, 2008

Fawad Alam raises his bat after reaching his hundred © Cricinfo Ltd

Aug 23, 2008

Fawad Alam gets ready to wallop the ball © Cricinfo Ltd

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