Fawad Alam

Fawad Alam

Fawad Tariq Alam is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Sindh and Pakistan national cricket team. He made his Test debut in 2009, playing in three matches. Alam was dropped from all formats for three and a half years. He currently plays as a professional for Clitheroe cricket club in the Lancashire League.

About Fawad Alam in brief

Summary Fawad AlamFawad Tariq Alam is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Sindh and Pakistan national cricket team. He made his Test debut in 2009, playing in three matches. Alam was dropped from all formats for three and a half years. He came back into Pakistan’s test team after a gap of 88 tests and more than 10 years, second longest gap by a Pakistani in test cricket after Younis Ahmed’s 104 tests gap. In June 2020, he was named in Pakistan’s 29-man squad for England’s tour of Pakistan. He is a cousin of English Test cricketers Usman Afzaal and Rafat Alam.

In November 2011, he got married to the daughter of a former Pakistan Test criceter, Mansoor Akhtar in Karachi. He currently plays as a professional for Clitheroe cricket club in the Lancashire League. He was named the vice-captain of Sindh’s squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup in April 2018. In March 2019, he is named in Baluchistan’s squad to play in the 2019 Pakistan Cup. In September 2019 he will be named in Sindh squad for 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.