Time just isn't right for Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam

Waseem Ahmed 08:32 05/06/2018
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  • Alam's wait looks likely to be prolonged.

    Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam just can’t catch a break nowadays. He is not considered good enough to be even part of the touring team, despite being one of the most prolific batsmen in Pakistan’s first-class cricket for 10 years, even as limited overs players and batsmen with modest returns getting Test caps.

    Fawad’s exclusion has left many, including the player himself, perplexed. And just to add to the bemusement, the 32-year-old batsman managed to get himself timed out this week.

    One of the rarest forms of dismissals in cricket, timed out implies a batsmen being declared out if he fails to reach the batting crease within two minutes of a fall of wicket. And Fawad got dismissed using that rarely witnessed ruling while he playing for Clitheroe Cricket Club in the Lancashire league.

    Not only did Pakistan batsman suffer the ignominy of being timed out, he ended up breaking the dressing room window by accident.

    Fawad insisted it was all a series of unfortunate incidents. “The dressing room window broke accidentally during the league match,” Alam was quoted as saying by the Daily Express. “It’s not my fault and the umpires also agree with me. Never in my career has a finger been pointed at me for indiscipline, so this incident was unfortunate and painful for me .”

    Needless to say, Fawad is not in the best frame of mind (apologies for the pun) and he must be wondering what’s more in store for him.

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