When 14,526 first class runs aren’t enough for Pakistan’s selectors

The story of Fawad Alam is a tale of wasted potential. Even though he's been one of Pakistan Cricket's greatest ever domestic batters, his path to Pakistan's test side has been full of ups and downs, many of them out of his control. This video discusses how Fawad's career from his debut to the present time, and shows that perhaps some people don't need to be regular test players after all, to show their true greatness.
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[@kriti8906]

It's crazy that misbah replaced fawad, became the captain, retired, became the chief selector and selected fawad

[@Moistvale]

😂😂😂😂

[@MD2525-1]

lmao. Only in Pak this kind of random ass illogical crap is possible!

[@pujanrokaya2844]

I remember watching him play in Asia Cup final 2014 where he pulled off a hundred against Sri Lanka when Pakistan were 3 down inside powerplay. His moustache and way of playing instantly made me fall in love with his game. But i never saw or heard about him again until the New Zealand series in 2021.

[@DaddyJoe-uw8wc]

And we lost that match because of his slow ass run rate

[@maliksaqibofficial]

​@@DaddyJoe-uw8wcyup

[@raokhan6249]

And slow ass run rate still continues with your burger king and trp queen

[@Shreaadedaa]

@@DaddyJoe-uw8wc idiot we didnt lose because of his slow run rate but we lost because except him there were no good contributions, he lacked support, you seem to be a jealouse, give the man a credit where due

[@akshayshinde8448]

Same i remembered that occasion 😂time passes like air

[@dead.inside.585]

What a wholesome and deserving tribute to an underrated player. I remember Fawad Alam's industrious and stubborn innings against Bangladesh in 2014 Asia cup. We lost to Pakistan that match, but now that I look back, I can appreciate what a heroic batting performance that was by Fawad Alam. True worrior.

[@PranjayVarshney]

Sometimes even these many international runs are not enough for Pakistani selectors lol

[@reflexop5414]

Same goes for India

[@moorishwarrior341]

Waseem jaffer, faiz fazal, muzumdar, does that ring any bell for you???? Indian fans are very quick to react when its about pakistan cricket while the same is happening in your country from long

[@PranjayVarshney]

@@moorishwarrior341 brother, first of all this video is about pakistan and second, pakistani management is crap which actually makes me sad. So many players who were performing good in international matches just vanished without a trace.

[@baqarali7262]

​@@PranjayVarshneysame with India, gives chances when players are washed, example SKY, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana

[@chars_78]

⁠@@moorishwarrior341Wasim Jaffer averages 31 even after playing more than 35 tests. Muzumdar played in an era where there just weren’t enough spots. Fazal isn’t in due to age unfortunately. Pakistan fans need to know Indian cricket before commenting. Gaining knowledge from meme pages means zilch

[@Sohaib19874]

one of my favourite quotes of fawad is when he was not given a chance for many years a journalist asked what he thinks of the constant snub. fawad said maybe I will get more fame for playing one year then people do playing the game for 10 years. those words proved prophetic when he came back scored 4 centuries in a year and was part of the ICC test squad 2021.

[@atkhan]

Been Fawad Alam's fan since he played for Karachi Dolphins and was man of the match in the T20 final, where he scored a 50 and took 5 wickets. Watching it live from the stadium, where he hit Muhammad Asif for 6 was memorable.

[@muhammadarqam6284]

Do you have highlights of that match?

[@atkhan]

@@muhammadarqam6284 kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5u7falqlMyEsLc the six is around 1 min mark

[@rex3553]

You're putting up pretty good cricketing content brother keep it up I'll support you through your journey

[@6ixandout]

Thank you brother!

[@kman27cc]

I recently got into cricket, but even with my limited knowledge, it pains me that he didn't get as much time on the field as he deserved.

[@NadeemWolverine]

That kid had a real passion for Cricket and his country! I'm not his fan but he was very handy. Thanks for putting the light on it on Fawad Alam's behalf

[@nadeemmirza2233]

Great insight into Fawad Alam's career, he was one of my favourite cricketers. Sad to see another talent wasted by bias and incompetenance by the selectors.

[@joebob2311productions]

Watched every ball of the New Zealand rareguard innings in absolute awe on that final day. He deserved more and if Saud Shakeel didnt look every inch of a top class test player I wouldve firmly believed he should be back in the side at this moment. Came across this channel a while back and saw this upload today. Astonishing to see the increase in quality of the videos. Subscribed and will be back for more.

[@anavitnaik9006]

I love the amount of research you put into your videos. Some top quality stuff!

[@Mani_59]

great content.... Fawad is mainly dropped due to the politics that the people of Karachi face mainly Punjab and KPK get the privileges whereas, Sindh and Balochistan are neglected. And people in selection and admin of PCB are from the Punjab and kpk provinces so they never give fair value to sindh or Balochistan players. If u can make a similar video on Asad Shafique And Sarfaraz Ahmed the point i am making will be clear. also make a video on Imran Nazir

[@beingalibukhari]

Don’t type your stupid agendas everywhere. There is no doubt Fawad was very very harshly treated and all selection committees mainly Inzimam’s are to be blamed for it. But Saud Shakeel replaced Fawad, who is also from Karachi. Asad Shafiq played 78 tests with so little performance. And he was from Karachi. Shan Saud Nauman Abrar And Sarfraz are all from Sindh and played in the last test series so I think there’s enough of this crap talk about discrimination about players from Sindh.

[@nuubgaming22]

@@beingalibukhari if that is the case then please explain the akmals. Useless players like khushdil shah, asif ali. Infact u very convineintly placed fawad's absence from the team on fatty but what about fatty's nephew selection . Also misbah and waqar ignoring players from karachi as well. Btw just watch saud shakeel fail in 2 matches and he will be dropped while shitty players like fakhar, nawaz and shadab will be backed no matter there failures. Btw shan and nauman are not from karachi. And also abrar is also a same case. Still missing from the white ball side. while agha was immediatley bought in the side and saud is still kept out.

[@Shreaadedaa]

@@nuubgaming22 even shoaib akhtar admits this, abid disappeared, may be his fitness was an issue but we will never find out, look at dahani who is clearly denied any opportunity, sarfaraz was the luckiest Karachi player, and his luck opened the doors for many Karachi players like Asad Shafiq, but PCB is full with Punjabi lobby who believes that Karachi players shouldnt play at all, I am not saying that all Punjabi are like this but there are Punjabis who think that people of Karachi are ghaddar for unknown reasons and such Punjabi are all somehow found themselves ruling PCB, its not only with Fawad alam, his father also had a big domestic career, but he was also denied any opportunity.

[@shaheerhasan599]

What a heart warming tribute you just made for one of our great batters

[@ew7339]

Great content, genuinely one of the top sports creators going around!

[@rahasya..]

I can only imagine the immense effort that must have gone into creating this video, from compiling all the stats to digging up old match clips. Kudos to you, my friend! I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this video.

[@wasielbaz]

The real lover of the game can tell you what Fawad Alam was and what he's capable of. RIP Selectors! Much support for the channel coz you're doing something Unique for real cricket lovers. doing fab work. Big love from Karachi Bro ❤Keep it up 👍

[@samsowden]

fawad came back, and made his point. I think he can rest easy. And that moustache is glorious.

[@Stardust_4]

Keep making more videos mate. Amazing content. You're bringing forward stories that most cricket fans overlook. Cheers 🥂

[@desi_enthusiast]

Absolutely a fantastic video. Thank you so much so raising voice for Fawad Alam.

[@f1aziz]

Pakistani cricket team selectors have the reputation of damaging the careers of some fine cricketers. As a cricketer in Pakistan, you would want to have that loud brash personality and hope that you have a large fan following along with records. Quite often players like Shahid Afridi remained part of the team for years despite being perennially inconsistent, just because of massive fan following. Fawad remained classy and quiet through out his career despite having records to back him up, his personality was that of a typical boy from Karachi city, staying reserved and minding his own business, which is not very conducive to any cricketer's career in Pakistan. Amazing video, though, thanks.

[@Shreaadedaa]

great analysis

[@haychkay3590]

I’ve never liked Afridi, and didnt rate him much as a cricketer. But when you go onto Cricinfo and look at his career stats, now that its all said and done, he was actually a decent allrounder. Once he took on that allrounder role, his place was deserved. But as a batter, maybe not. Its crazy if you look at his stats, they’re similar to the English players in white ball cricket.

[@f1aziz]

@@haychkay3590 Don't get me wrong, I don't deny his career achievements, Afridi was a match winner, he has won matches on his own so many times with his batting and bowling, not to mention he was a gun fielder too. But my critic is, Afridi spent most of time as the top order batsman, he came in very young in the team but he never showed any sign of improvement in his temperament or technique. Those years he spent as a top order batsman are more than most upcoming batsman in Pakistan would get. Most of the batsman have a season or two to perform than they get discarded forever. He stuck around at the top purely because he was massively massively popular. I am not taking a shot at Afridi, like most Pakistani, I was fan too. I am just decrying how inconsistent he was while consistently getting picked and how inconsistent selection policies of Pakistani cricket have always been.

[@KevinWasTakenWasTakenWasTaken]

i just know this dude is gonna be popular

[@pronitnag7476]

Loved it, mate, Few Indian cricket domestic legends: AMOL MAZUMDAR WASIM JAFFER MITHUN MINHAS HRISHIKESH KANTIKAR DEVENDRA BUNDELA

[@omarceentayyab]

great video dude. Really good stuff.

[@Siberian_Khatru.]

Amazing content mate 👏 much appreciated your efforts and cricketing research ❤

[@-ali2565]

Really appreciate the amazing and insightful commentary!

[@ahsanmir9425]

Great video. Love this guy❤

[@aqeelakbar]

Advocacy for Fawad Alam inclusion in the Test team was one of the many chapters in the wonderful Pakistani Cricket Twiiter. RIP (Fawad-mania I.e.)

[@raghavthakur388]

Just came across your channel last week and finished all the videos in that night, great content mate!

[@6ixandout]

Glad you liked them!

[@ahsonafzal8407]

Great video. One thing you could have pointed out was how Fawad (finally) got lucky on comeback after the England series and managed to stay in the team for the New Zealand series, because Babar Azam got injured for that series, which meant there was still a batting spot available, despite Haris Sohail coming back into the squad after pulling out of the England tour due to Covid-19.

[@MohammedAli-wg6ww]

I saw this video on my feed many times but couldn’t bear to watch it,this video is reaching the right people,it’s just that many like me don’t like thinking about Fawad because it hurts

[@ammartahir6205]

thanks for supporting our fawad alam I hope he makes a comeback in test and one days

[@IamAnofficial01]

Huge respect for you bro to came up with the stories of these under rated players of pakistan. Its a shame that our media or other players thinks that’s a waste of time to talk about these players Love from Pakistan❤️❤️

[@SamareDoTelke]

you can see he's a real cricket fan

[@mueezkhan---]

FAWAD ALAM what a legend that deserved more

[@raheelakhtar7]

This channel has unbelievable content! Keep going bud! 💪🏼 ❤

[@muhammadasifshahzad8714]

Wowww. Amazing analysis. Made me emotional for Fawad actually

[@hasanfaisalds]

I appreciate this video highlighting Fawad Alam's wasted potential, I hope it trends.

[@HorribleSmileProductions]

This is the type of cricket content I have been looking for

[@minhalhaider2516]

Thank you for making the video on one of my idols ❤🙏🏽🥹

[@6ixandout]

My pleasure. Hope you enjoyed it!

[@alikhowaja7373]

Really good content!!

[@baghi536]

Thank you for telling his story.

[@spyder01231]

Channel releases one banger after another Content quality: 99.94%

[@BUMPKINEDITZ]

Congrats for 10k Bro. You have been brilliant in your last documentaries. I hope to see you in higher positons.

[@thescoreboard9141]

Good work mate

[@FaaZee101]

Just got your video recommended, brilliant job and amazing narration

[@MVgaming627]

Excellent video, I loved the little time I had to watch this guy bat, his awkward style was actually mesmerising to watch, just like the great Shiv Chanderpaul. Excellent tribute to Fawad.

[@VocalBeast]

Been a quick minute since you uploaded, happy to see a new vid!!

[@uzairqureshi10]

Fawad Alam's biggest enemy at this stage is his age (37). At this age, it is expected of you to perform well and contribute to your team's victory. If you lose form at this age, it's really hard to gain it back at the International stage, because there will always be someone younger ready to replace you. Plus the selectors always look for a prospect who can serve the country for a long time. Someone who is young and talented. Investing on a young player can give them 10-15 years of game return. However, continuing with a player like Fawad can only give them a maximum of 2-3 years of return. This becomes more difficult in the case of Fawad because he is already way past his prime.😮

[@apex9806]

Then they should have kept him from his young years. How the hell can they blame his age when it is in fact their own incompetence and ignorance that did this to his life in the first place.

[@lastsaviour4916]

Bruh, Fawad has been playing since young age then why did they drop him? Pcb is the worst cricket board no need to defend it.

[@uzairqureshi10]

I know. I am not defending PCB or anyone. PCB is solely responsible for wasting an incredible talent such as Fawad Alam. I am only talking about the reason why he was dropped recently. What happened in the past is a different story altogether but I am trying to reason why he can't be selected anymore in the squad.

[@Shreaadedaa]

@@uzairqureshi10 no bro thats not why they dropped him this time, our test squad still has a huge middle order problem, overseas tours exposes whole batting quality Pakistan enjoys in asian conditions, PCB need him, but PCB dont let him prove that they were so wrong all those years.

[@usmaansial]

Quality content bro. Nice to have found your channel. A definite sub.

[@Nekoeye]

Thank you for paying tribute to Fawad Alam. He's truly a class player, displaying unwavering determination and an insatiable hunger for runs. Yet, his career was marred by a corrupt system and a cricket board tainted by corruption. It's a sad story and I feel for Fawad Alam. I had almost forgotten what Inzamam ul Haq had previously said about him (thank you for the reminder). When he was reappointed as chief selector, I couldn't help but feel uneasy, recalling his questionable selections during his previous tenure.

[@Shreaadedaa]

he is very touchy about imam ul haq though

[@Walock1996]

underrated video, keep it up man

[@backwardpointpod]

Good stuff!

[@Shahzada]

He has left for US cricket and hes captain for kings man. GOOD LUCK TO HIM AND MAY HE GET MANY MANY GAMES

[@m.rauhanrasheed1468]

Covering this great of the game earned you a subscriber mate

[@dannydannydannydanny]

This channel deserves at least 100k subs

[@blexalalala2996]

Really love your contents. Keep up the good work mate ✨

[@zizugraphy3040]

In Pakistan your Relationship + Friendship with Selector and Captain matters more than your Performance.

[@mrgyani]

My hat tip to this under-rated, unreocgnized legend - Fawad Alam Love from india..

[@3295brando]

This is becoming my fav cricket channel. Love from Pakistan

[@Ryano35]

Anothwe good video mate. Wish Alam got more games

[@_mohsin_7388]

As a pakistani fan I can agree our management and selection committee was not upto the mark. Otherwise Pakistan as a country has a huge cricketing potential. 🙌🏻

[@raokhan6249]

Wow. Great contant. In pakistan talent doesn't matter. It's who you know, who you kiss up to and who favors you. Another problem with fawad, he is from Karachi. His average in matches he has been given is much higher than so called pakistan cricket legend and so called burger king or baby king who only performs against b,c,d teams. Thank you again for doing this video ❤

[@hamzamuhammadkhan]

Now this is some content

[@_Saad_khan_]

Pakistan lost him when he was at his peak but now saud shakeel has taken his place and is doing amazing

[@shaheemahmed9932]

He just a story of few innings to becoming another embarrassment.

[@minhalhaider2516]

GOAT OF THE GAME FAWAD❤

[@Safety1st_]

Great story, excellent storytelling

[@EDITZ1643]

your content should get more views and likes , its actually good

[@ShadesFN]

Great vid

[@unknown-hh4nk]

after watching your video fawad aalam would be proud !!!

[@Extray]

Such underrated content you have bro

[@chiragkulal3089]

Underrated channel

[@cricketstation2004]

great video

[@soumnag7388]

Dude still made the best out of what he got

[@ahmedrazakhan4669]

The most balanced documentary, well done, just one thing missed in the video was that retirement of Younus Khan and Misbah after winning the WI test series should have been told Cheers

[@cricwithsidd]

Amazing storytelling brwoo

[@explorewithahsann]

Good analysis on Fawad

[@sloopycat1954]

@6ixandout and everyone a commentator said quite a few years ago that if Pakistan selectors picked their best regardless how poor their backgrounds are they would probably have one of the best sides if not the best, I wonder if this is still true today or have times changed. It's sad this young man had to wait a decade before getting picked again even though he was better than the rest. Great video thankyou.

[@CricketDaTashan]

Hello brother. Grt video. By the way, Statsman here

[@MediocreDeficit]

I love this channel

[@gopaladhikari6664]

Keep it up bro

[@golamrabbi9151]

Quality content

[@rashidbinzamanshaan5841]

Can you make a video about the rise & fall of Gautam Gambhir. How he got chance after a long struggle, then finding enormous success & suddenly dropped and out of the rader

[@comeon6203]

That’s very sad for fawad. Reminds of so many typical Asian team selections. E.g. Zia ur Rahman from Afghanistan. Having taken the most first class wicket’s for a spinner I think. he still hasn’t represented Afghanistan in any test matches and only made ODI a month back and not seen since then. Corruption is big in all Asian teams 😢

[@wasielbaz]

One request: Please make a video on M. Amir and his bowling excellence.

[@Mateenkhan242]

Your great KZbinr sir ❤️

[@expohaks2834]

Awesome video! Can you do one on Sarfaraz Ahmed’s unfair removal of captaincy too?

[@TheMemeLad]

great review.

[@haiderkhawaja7545]

great content

[@JishnuVenkatram]

Love your content

[@jacobkuntflapp]

Gotta feel for him.

[@jeanloock18]

Please do a video on the state of South African cricket

[@TheBanDitMemer]

Would be great

[@AsadAli-jc5tg]

SA cricket is great, everything is fine with the domestic structure, selection board and the SA cricket board. No wonder, SA has produced such wonderful players like; Shaun Pollock, Hansie Crojne, Kallis, Gibbs, and De Villiers, and so many others. I'm a big fan of SA cricket.

[@coolboys2554]

Please make a life story video regarding Pakistani Cricketer Faheem Ashraf.

[@shayanansari6372]

He's signed a deal in the US now. Good for him

[@justamanofculture12]

As a Pakistani we lost many talents. Players like Haris sohail and Fawad alam were unlucky. But With the inclusion of sarfraz ahmad, Babar azam, Rizwan etc, they were done for. Fawad Alam's career is nearly done in Test cricket as Saud Shakeel has an exceptional Average at international level. Now fawad and Haris sohail are merely relics of the past. We can only discuss maybe they could have been the babar azam of today's. Don't forget Haris sohail had a terrible fitness and was mostly ruled out because of him fitness issues. Fawad sadly failed at clutch moments which overshadowed his moments of brilliance. Fawad still deserves a chance? Yes. But I think he'll never be selected now. Sadly. Luck doesn't favor everyone.......

[@Bayazid_Bustami]

Plzz make a video on Junaid Khan, he is most underrated fast bowler in Pakistan.

[@gordonferrar7782]

Mate you look my cousin so much. Except he is Scottish but he still loves his cricket.

[@utkarshupadhyaya7091]

100 in 236 Balls!!! When the wickets are falling at the other end, those numbers shows the battle he fought!

[@raidharoon550]

Right person wrong time

[@umerfa]

It's all about Karachi vs Lahore

[@user-gw6or1gt1k]

It's the same with I din selectors too