Fawad Alam, one of the top consistent Pakistan domestic cricketers, is desperate to make his international comeback. While he has felt disappointed for not getting chances, the 33-year-old has claimed that he is still available for all three formats.
Fawad Alam made his international debut in May 2007 at the age of 21-year-old. In July 2009, he made his Test debut and became the first Pakistan cricketer to hit a century on Test debut away from home.
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The left-handed batsman has played three Tests, 38 ODIs and 24 T20Is where he has scored 250, 966 and 194 runs respectively. While his T20I average is just 17.63, his Test and ODI batting averages are impressive 41.66 and 40.25 respectively. He is also a handy left-arm spinner as he has taken five ODI and eight T20I wickets.
Fawad Alam was in the Pakistan squad during the ICC World T20 2009 in England where Pakistan won the trophy. Also, he was in Pakistan squad during the ICC World T20 2007 in South Africa where they finished as the runners-up.
Fawad played his last international match in April 2015 and it was the ODI format. He played his last T20I in December 2010, and last Test in November 2009.
However, Fawad is still a top consistent batsman in domestic cricket. He has played 157 first-class matches where he has scored 11,559 runs with an average of 56.38. He has hit 31 centuries and 58 half-centuries in the first-class career.
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Moreover, he has played 203 List A matches where he has scored 6,577 runs with an average of 48.71. Also, the left-handed batsman has scored 2,258 runs in 120 T20I matches (average 30.93).
As a left-arm spinner, Fawad has also taken 45 first-class wickets, 89 List A wickets and 43 T20I wickets.
It is disappointing when your name doesn’t come up despite performing with the bat – Fawad Alam
Recently, Fawad Alam has expressed his disappointment for not getting selected in the national team again and again. However, he is still expecting to make a comeback in the national squad as he would end his cricket career three years ago if he got disheartened.
According to Dawn, Fawad said, “Of course it is disappointing when your name doesn’t come up despite performing [well] with the bat. As a human being, one is bound to get frustrated if he feels under-appreciated. But I don’t get disheartened because if that were the case my career would have ended three years ago.”
Fawad Alam has also added that he is available for every format. However, he also believes that the selection committee has to make the ultimate call about the format.
He added, “I think it’s the selection committee’s call to select the players they deem fit for a particular format.”
The Sindh cricketer Fawad Alam recently scored 100* against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the first-class game.