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Full name Fawad Alam
Born October 8, 1985, Karachi
Current age 22 years 291 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

268

44.66

231

116.01

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

232

246

5/27

11.71

6.36

11.0

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

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 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 lackluster debut. The selctors, however, kept their trust in the young all rounder by naming him in the 15-man squad to tour Scotland and later in the team for the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship.

Faras Ghani (August 2007)

Jun 24, 2008

Sohail Tanvir and Fawad Alam take a break during their 100-run stand © AFP

Jun 24, 2008

Sohail Tanvir and Fawad Alam rebuild Pakistan's innings © AFP

Jun 24, 2008

Fawad Alam pushes the ball through the off side © AFP

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