Fawad Alam is a left handed batsman and a left arm slow orthodox bowler with the Pakistani Cricket team. He has played with the Karachi Cricket Association Under-19s, National Bank of Pakistan, Karachi Dolphins and the Pakistan Customs cricket teams.
Fawad started playing first class cricket since 2002. He made his debut in International cricket in a One day International match against Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi in 2007. Alam was dismissed for a golden duck by Fernando who caught and bowled him. Sri Lanka won the match by 115 runs. Alam was accompanied by Najaf Shah who was also debuting for the Pakistani team.
He was also a part of the Under 19 World Cup Pakistan team that won the Championship. In 2006, Alam helped the Karachi Dolphins to reach the finals of the Twenty20 Cup by scoring 54 runs and claiming 5 wickets. Alam was also a part of the first Twenty20 World Championship Pakistan team in 2008.
| Team |
Pakistan National Cricket Team
|
| Role | Batsman |
| Born | 8 Oct 1985 |
| Nationality |
Pakistan
|
| Team History | |
|
Pakistan
|
2021 - present |
Karachi Dolphins
|
2003 - present |
|
Bank of Pakistan
|
2006 - present |
| Karachi Blues | 2016 - present |
| Karachi Kings | 2016 |
|
Pakistan
|
2007 - 2015 |
|
Duronto Rajshahi
|
2012 - 2013 |
| Sind Dolphins | 2008 - 2009 |
| Karachi Harbour cricket team | 2006 - 2007 |
|
Pakistan Customs
|
2003 - 2006 |
In a total of 27 One day International matches, Alam has scored 603 runs with a high score of 64 not out and has claimed 4 wickets at an economy of 5.50 runs per over.
Career Highlights
Fawad was awarded the Best Batsman, Best Bowler, Man of the finals and the Man of the Series award in 2006.
