FAWAD ALAM: ANOTHER ENIGMA OF PAKISTAN CRICKET: How many major cricketing countries can give the example of a batsman, coming out of wilderness after a decade, scoring a century against an attack which boasts of names like Rabada, Nortje and Ngidi? Pakistan’s Fawad Alam proved to be another enigma from his country when the 35-year-old returned to the side after 10 years, scored 109 in almost six hours to anchor Pakistan’s innings from a precarious overnight total of 33-4 against South Africa overnight. The broad smile, holding the bat like a sword as a form of celebration, said it all.[COMMENT BY: Gautam Bhattacharyya, Senior Associate Editor]
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