Fawad Alam for Pakistan [Merged]

[Adil Dewan]

This guy has all the shots and is playing really well in domestic cricket. Surely its time for his inclusion, hes young and most importantly, hes miles better than the likes of Farhat and Hameed.

[khalidali7070]

But can he open the inning cause i though that he plays in the middle order.

[Raz]

But he isn't an opener, that is what is working against his favour at the moment. The middle order in both ODI and Test cricket is not really that much of a problem, its the opening slots.

[khalidali7070]

But if we look at it from another angle they can prepare him for th opening slot.......... Many players and many teams have done that, so it wont be any thing new.

[faisalm]

Its not as easy as it sounds, he has been facing the old ball for most of his first class career.

[Gunner786]

oh please
you guys need to get over it
you're wasting your time asking for little kids to be called up

[infamous9383]

too early but should be in post wc plans.

[Ilyas]

Players like Majid Khan, Mansoor Akhtar, Mohsin Hasan Khan, Rameez Raja and Saeed Anwar all changed into excellent openers, once they saw that that was the only place they had in the team...

[Nauman]

Originally Posted by Ilyas Players like Majid Khan, Mansoor Akhtar, Mohsin Hasan Khan, Rameez Raja and Saeed Anwar all changed into excellent openers, once they saw that that was the only place they had in the team...

Fawad is more of a finisher, you are going to destroy his career by turning him into something he isnt.

[Adil Dewan]

In the Twenty20 games, Alam showed that hes more than capable of taking advantage of powerplays. hes a sweet striker of the ball and he bats in the top order in limited overs cricket. should definately feature in one dayers post wc.

[sameer]

i wish him best of luck.inshaallah if thinks goes well he will be the next big thing in PAK CRICKET

[qadoos]

Originally Posted by Adil Dewan In the Twenty20 games, Alam showed that hes more than capable of taking advantage of powerplays. hes a sweet striker of the ball and he bats in the top order in limited overs cricket. should definately feature in one dayers post wc.

until recently he batted at six now in some matches he has batted at five it is very different story at top of the order as they say horses for courses you can look at him for no six position but not as opener.

[Amjid Javed]

Fawad should be integrated into odi team and test team after the world cup.

[Has]

Why not try him at number 6 in tests?

[Amjid Javed]

Originally Posted by Has Why not try him at number 6 in tests?

Hopefully he will be picked to do that job against S.A in october

[waqar-uk]

No doubt this guy will some day play for his country, he notched up an impressive 103 today (7/03/07) for Karachi harbour.

Looks a good prospect for the future

[waquas_uk]

how old is he?

[DotCom]

he was a match winner for the U19 World Cup .. inshallah our little bihari babu will be a match winner for the international side soon...

well he is probably early 20s.. does look young .. but realistically prob closer to 25..

[waqar-uk]

21

[Pak_Attack]

looks a very good prospect

[iZeeshan]

Hmm young. Should be brought into team straight after WC

[Genghis]

I've heard a lot about this fellow ... hope he lives up to all the hype when given the chance.

[hindsy]

Originally Posted by DotCom he was a match winner for the U19 World Cup .. inshallah our little bihari babu will be a match winner for the international side soon... well he is probably early 20s.. does look young .. but realistically prob closer to 25..

Cricinfo says he is 21, why would he be 25?

[Amir]

Originally Posted by DotCom he was a match winner for the U19 World Cup .. inshallah our little bihari babu will be a match winner for the international side soon... well he is probably early 20s.. does look young .. but realistically prob closer to 25..

I hate when people say this. Oh probaly this because he is Pakistani. Unless you do not have any conclusive proof than do not say it. You are just creating rumours and allegations and damaging someone elses reputation.

[madaboutlfc]

Originally Posted by hindsy Cricinfo says he is 21, why would he be 25?

coz hes talking garbage.. all players are tested for age before they are sent to under 19 events..

[DotCom]

Oh No The Official Birthdate Police Is After Me !!!

[madaboutlfc]

Originally Posted by DotCom Oh No The Official Birthdate Police Is After Me !!!

it maybe too hard for you to understand but questioning someones credibility is pretty stupid not knowing the facts, as you do

[DotCom]

Originally Posted by madaboutlfc it maybe too hard for you to understand but questioning someones credibility is pretty stupid not knowing the facts, as you do

did you read something between the lines? Where did I question his ability?

I make a comment jokingly, and PPers are ready to attack me. Was the topic his age? NO?

the topic is his skill, which I exemplified in my post.

If you are so hurt by my age accusation as you call it ... SUE ME like Darrel Hair ..

[sharuk]

Fawad Alam, Shahid Yousuf, Afaq Raheem <---- will replace Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Inzamam

wait and see

[CricketBuff]

Originally Posted by sharuk Fawad Alam, Shahid Yousuf, Afaq Raheem <---- will replace Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Inzamam wait and see

What about Hasan Raza and Bazid Khan !!

[waqar-uk]

Afaq Raheem??? He looked very very ordinary in the 20/20, I don't think he has what it takes to play at the top level IMO

[sameer]

Originally Posted by sharuk Fawad Alam, Shahid Yousuf, Afaq Raheem <---- will replace Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Inzamam wait and see

yusuf and younis aren't going anywhere in the next 3,4 years..

[sameer]

Originally Posted by DotCom he was a match winner for the U19 World Cup .. inshallah our little bihari babu will be a match winner for the international side soon... well he is probably early 20s.. does look young .. but realistically prob closer to 25..

who told you that he is a bihari???
even if roots are from bihar.onething is for sure that he is a pakistani and belongs to pakistan...very rubbish comment

tell me how can u say that he looks 25?his age is correct for my liking.he looks like a 21 year old kid.

[infamous9383]

Salman Butt cracks a 166 today

[Pak_Attack]

who replaces who we will need to wait until kany46 ways into the debate before we know for sure

[madaboutlfc]

Originally Posted by DotCom did you read something between the lines? Where did I question his ability? I make a comment jokingly, and PPers are ready to attack me. Was the topic his age? NO? the topic is his skill, which I exemplified in my post. If you are so hurt by my age accusation as you call it ... SUE ME like Darrel Hair ..

I think you need to start taking english lessons as well coz credibility is in no way similar to ability

[waqar-uk]

Salman Butt sends another message to the selectors on why he should never be dropped from Test team

Follows up strings of good scores with a cracking 166 today.

[Amjid Javed]

Long may fawad alams good form continue and hopefully he will be in both test and odi teams afta the world cup.

[qadoos]

Originally Posted by waqar-uk Afaq Raheem??? He looked very very ordinary in the 20/20, I don't think he has what it takes to play at the top level IMO

rubbish he was hardly their for few balls plus the run rate was so demanding you cannot judge someone on the basis of twenty20 game I have seen him live quite a few times after all yorkshire were seriously interested in him playing for them but due to changes in the management it fell through, Pudsey congs top bradford league side have signed him only third overseas batsman they have signed in their history, others being mohammed Yousaf and vvs Laxman.

[infamous9383]

impressive fawad continues with a 97 but unfortantly got run out. Also decent talent showing in Karachi harbour team with sarfraz ahmed, Khalid Latif and Anwar Ali.

[qadoos]

Originally Posted by abdul9383 impressive fawad continues with a 97 but unfortantly got run out. Also decent talent showing in Karachi harbour team with sarfraz ahmed, Khalid Latif and Anwar Ali.

[Waseem]

Shahid Yousuf has hardly done anything of note in last couple of seasons. Fawad Alam is by far the best young player we have and Afaq Raheem has been consistent as well but surprised to see Shahid not performing wel at all in recent times.

[the Great Khan]

has butt solved his fishing problem??

[Wicked Fast Bowler]

dont know much about the guy......but there seems to be a lot of hype

anyone wanna shed some light on what sort of player/figure he is

[Saqlain_doosra]

Good batsman, godd fielder and hand part time left arm spinner. DOing well so far but needs to play 2 more season and get the game up.

[Amjid Javed]

Its not hype.

The guys performing therefore deserves a call up at some point, wether he does well from there time will tell.

[TaZ]

Amjid. Have you stopped backing your man Faisal Iqbal now?

[Monsee]

One question: Has anyone actually seen him play in more than a game and that does not include 20/20 games?

If not, you guys need to watch him play before asking him to play for Pakistan!

Also, I still have those videos from his U19 days (Semi Final and Final) and although he looked alright at that level...he didn't look like a proper batsman...more like a bits and pieces player

[qadoos]

Originally Posted by Monsee One question: Has anyone actually seen him play in more than a game and that does not include 20/20 games? If not, you guys need to watch him play before asking him to play for Pakistan! Also, I still have those videos from his U19 days (Semi Final and Final) and although he looked alright at that level...he didn't look like a proper batsman...more like a bits and pieces player

I agree with you he has been batting quite low down the batting order until recently he has been promoted to no five he has to bat at number three or four, but I think this lad has potential.

[Ali888]

Originally Posted by Adil Dewan This guy has all the shots and is playing really well in domestic cricket. Surely its time for his inclusion, hes young and most importantly, hes miles better than the likes of Farhat and Hameed.

kudos to Adil Dewan for being the first Fawad Alam booster on here !


LOL at Monsee's 'opinion'

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by Ali888 kudos to Adil Dewan for being the first Fawad Alam booster on here ! LOL at Monsee's 'opinion'

He scored 168 on debut away from home all credit to him ... but lets not get carried away .. he needs to make a habit out of this ... i believe Yasir Hammed got a 100 on debut aswell and he hasn't amounted to much in his cricket career

[Ali888]

Yasir Hameed scored against Bangladesh

Fawad Alam did it against decent opposition like Miandad on debut and Salim Malik on debut

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by Ali888 Yasir Hameed scored against Bangladesh Fawad Alam did it against decent opposition like Miandad on debut and Salim Malik on debut

And Salman Butt has scored a hundred against the Aussies but he aint exactly setting the world on fire is he

[ahmed16]

Originally Posted by Juggernaut And Salman Butt has scored a hundred against the Aussies but he aint exactly setting the world on fire is he

Love it, keep it coming PPPosters, im loving these one liners. I think Alam is quite the batsman, but Juggernaut you have a point.

[waqar akram]

man i think fawad alam should have been played in the middle order so that we can atleast have some stability

[Ali888]

yes he may have scored a big double century if he had played in his more regular and comfortable position

[srh]

Originally Posted by khalidali7070 But if we look at it from another angle they can prepare him for th opening slot.......... Many players and many teams have done that, so it wont be any thing new.

So this is the very first post where a PPer (khalidali7070) suggest of using Fawad Alam as an opener back on 27th January 2007?

[rhussain33]

New Zealand Invitation XI v Pakistanis. Played at Queenstown Events Centre. 18,19,20 November 2009 (3-day match)

So Fawad Alam top scores in the Pakistan Innings, with 77 runs including 10 boundaries... Ahead of Manzoor, Butt, Farhat, Yousef and Umar Akmal.

Well done to you lad...! Further evidence if indeed it was needed that you should have been playing in all three formats for Pakistan, quite some time ago... and are the batting strength of Pakistan along with Umar Akmal ahead of the 'Seniors'.

[ace_allrounder]

I knew it! I had full faith in Fawad! MashaAllah! 77 runs!...
He is great in adjusting to new conditions.

[AZ]

looks like he has booked his place for the Test match...all the best to him!

[Ali888]

Alam shows glimpse of class for painstaking Pakistan
NZPA - November 19, 2009, 8:17 pm
Alam shows glimpse of class for painstaking Pakistan NZPA ©

A rising Pakistani batting star made his mark before next week's test series against New Zealand in the tour opener at Queenstown today, but rival opener Craig Cumming's hopes of a recall dimmed with a second failure for an Invitation 11.

Fawad Alam showed the right temperament and application to suggest he in already in nick for the first test starting at Dunedin's University Oval on Tuesday.

Alam, who made 168 on debut against Sri Lanka in July, topscored with 77 on the second day of the three-day game as Pakistan overhauled the home side's 234 by compiling 286 on a pitch that continues to encourage the quicks with bounce and carry.

http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/n...aking-pakistan

[fawad_wellwisher]

Originally Posted by Ali888 Alam shows glimpse of class for painstaking Pakistan NZPA - November 19, 2009, 8:17 pm Alam shows glimpse of class for painstaking Pakistan NZPA © A rising Pakistani batting star made his mark before next week's test series against New Zealand in the tour opener at Queenstown today, but rival opener Craig Cumming's hopes of a recall dimmed with a second failure for an Invitation 11. Fawad Alam showed the right temperament and application to suggest he in already in nick for the first test starting at Dunedin's University Oval on Tuesday. Alam, who made 168 on debut against Sri Lanka in July, topscored with 77 on the second day of the three-day game as Pakistan overhauled the home side's 234 by compiling 286 on a pitch that continues to encourage the quicks with bounce and carry. http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/n...aking-pakistan

I think the way he has been treated, it has toughened him mentally in that he can play at any position now.

Well done Fawad

[Seen Sheen]

Poor bhanja

[cricket_fever]

Originally Posted by ace_allrounder I knew it! I had full faith in Fawad! MashaAllah! 77 runs!... He is great in adjusting to new conditions.

Oh yes! I was just hoping he would impress in this test...he has the potential to become a star! and i am glad he hscored the most runs in the pak innings...although manzoor was a disappointment....and i never knew damaad was gonna kinda perform

[pakcricketfan]

couldn't watch his innings at all today... So I don't know how he played.. I'm glad that he didn't get out on 16 this time!! Good luck to him.

[*sallu*]

Originally Posted by pakcricketfan couldn't watch his innings at all today... So I don't know how he played.. I'm glad that he didn't get out on 16 this time!! Good luck to him.

He was struggling a lot today

But still managed to get to 29.

Credit to Bond for producing a beauty to get him out though

[rhussain33]

He looked okay, confident, he would have got on to get his ton, just got out to a beautiful delivery, it clipped his glove, he was shocked himself...

put it this way, he played better then manzoor, farhat, malik and maybe even yousef...

[Muhammad]

Never really looked in at anytime today but he's a gritty player who battled it out before a good ball from a fine bowler got him.

[Kriketer]

Regardless of his weak technique and walking around during delivery, I would always want a player like him in our team. He likes to settle down and values his wicket, unike others. He was actually playing well until that ripper got him. We shouldn't completely blame him, Bond should share the blame for bowling ferociously well in early overs.

[srh]

Originally Posted by rhussain33 He looked okay, confident, he would have got on to get his ton, just got out to a beautiful delivery, it clipped his glove, he was shocked himself... put it this way, he played better then manzoor, farhat, malik and maybe even yousef...

Thats not true. Fawad did not play better than Yousuf.

[fawad_wellwisher]

Originally Posted by srh Thats not true. Fawad did not play better than Yousuf.

Lets not compare MoYo with Fawad. Both are at the opposite ends in terms of their careers. I will only say within the context of this test match that MoYo's dismissal was a soft one whereas Fawad got a really good ball from Bond.

[Gollum]

Fawad looked totally out of touch today. He has a few weaknesses he should improve like stop moving at the crease and keep his head still on the ball after the ball is delivered.

[fawad_wellwisher]

Originally Posted by gollumbird Fawad looked totally out of touch today. He has a few weaknesses he should improve like stop moving at the crease and keep his head still on the ball after the ball is delivered.

Moving at the moment of delivery is NOT a technical deficiency. We know that Chanderpaul does it and he has had a successful batting career. At this level it is about your mental strength and your ability to adapt to the new conditions. Fawad needs to be a given a sustained run with the team so that he gains the confidence that is required to succeed at this level.