LONDON – Fawad Alam, after being rejected from Pakistan’s national team,joined Lancashire League and has been representing Clitheroe.

In the latest match, Clitheroe faced Nelson, and Fawad Alam delivered amatch-winning performance with both ball and the bat.

Clitheroe won the toss and elected to bat first. After a solid start, Fawadcame to bat at no. 4 and struck 52 from 51 deliveries which included 4boundaries and 1 maximum.

After 50 overs, Clitheroe put up 234 on the board.

Fawad was given the ball in the 13th over and he immediately found abreakthrough and sent the opening batsman David Crotty to pavilion for just23 runs.

The left-armer took 5 wickets, which included three top-order wickets andtwo lower-middle order ones.

From his 11 overs, Fawad managed 5 wickets and gave away only 38 runs. Hisbowling figures also included 2 maiden overs.

This performance from Fawad earned him the man of the match award. Not onlythat, it again sparked debate over his non-selection on the social media.

Some argued that he would have been the ideal fit for Pakistan especiallynow since Babar Azam has suffered a fractured arm and will not be able toparticipate further in the on-going Test match series with England.

His expertise as a lower-middle order batsman could have come in handyalong with his bowling, which clearly is an added benefit as Pakistanipacers seemed to have been found struggling at times.