Forgettable debut for Fawad Alam
Do I feel bad for him or what? Golden duck against Fernando and did not bowl a single ball. Poor chap. Rehman, another left arm spinner, had reasonable figures today, as did Hafeez. When Asif was being spanked all across the park, why did Malik not bowl Fawad Alam?
I had a feeling his debut wouldn't be that far off, especially since Razzaq didn't do anything useful in the 2nd game. By having won the series already, Pakistan could afford 2 debuts this morning. I have no clue about Fawad Alam, but from what I read on Ahmer's blog and in the news, he seems like he might be pretty cool.
However, in terms of utility players, unless and until Afridi, Razzaq, Hafeez retire, Fawad is still some ways off. Sadly he had his chance to bat and to prove himself, but a surprise full toss did him in on the first ball he faced.
Does this mean his time is up? I doubt it.
I think he'll be back, but I don't think he's ready for a permanent place in the playing XI just yet. I have no clue how he bowls, and he seems to be bringing the same thing to the table as the other allrounders on our squad. Sadly, there is no denying that a fighting debut 50 from him today might have made his place on Pakistan's next 15 member squad a certainty. Too bad for him.
3 comments:
i've heard plenty of good things about this fawad alam fellow. i had a look at his domestic numbers and they were ridiculous. that said, there've been plenty of these domestic stalwarts who've never made it on the intl scene, so who knows. i favor giving this guy an extended run (say 6-8 ODIs in a row) before casting initial judgements. if inzi is dropped from the test team, i'd like to see him given a go at 6. for the record, these would be my ideal odi and test teams, in the batting order.
1. butt 2. yasir hameed 3. shoaib malik 4. yousuf 5. younis 6. fawad alam (for a bit) 7. afridi 8. akmal 9. gully 10. rao 11. asif
test: 1. butt 2. yasir hameed 3. younis 4. yousuf 5. shoaib malik (because he needs to start batting higher if he's going to be capt) 6. inzi (for a bit) 7. akmal 8. gully 9. dani 10. asif 11. any quick bowler not named shoaib akhtar, my preference would be najaf for the variety he provides, plus he'll make those footmarks outside the off stump for dani to exploit.
Fawad Alam is a very talented guy! He has an unbelievable record in the domestic circuit!! He is quite consistent! He was recently sent to Bangladesh as captain of the Pakistan A team.His best tournament was perhaps the 2twenty20 cup where he got 3 man of the match awards, man of the series, best bowler of the series, best batsman of the series and best all-rounder of the series!! This guy has lot to offer..and I think and I hope he would be given chances in the future!
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