Alam is hoping to be back in the Test whites as soon as possible

Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam has announced that he is prepared to do whatever it takes to regain his spot in the national team.

Alam scored a century in his debut Test match against Sri Lanka in Colombo and he has also been the top scorer for National Bank in the 2011-2012 premier domestic first-class tournament with 945 runs against his name at an average of 67.50.

After six first-class matches this season, Alam is once again at the top of the scorers table with 446 runs at an average of 51.77.

Despite all of his accomplishments at the domestic level, Alam has only represented Pakistan in three Test matches, 27 ODIs and 24 Twenty20 Internationals.

Alam has dismissed all the speculation about him being more of a limited overs player and hopes to play more Test matches in the near future.

Speaking exclusively to ESPNcricinfo, Alam said: “I’ve always wanted to be prominent, and I want gain this prominence by scoring heavily. I think my first-class career is evidence enough to dispel this false perception, I have scored runs in difficult situations and won my national place in 2007. If I am away from the national side, it is perhaps because of my luck; otherwise I have scored enough. I don’t even buy this point, that I am only getting a chance in the wrong format. Yes, I have more success in longest format of the game, but I have been scoring in all formats. Now I am doing everything I can to make a comeback. You ask in which format? That is what selectors have to decide. I just want to focus on my cricket.”

However, according to a former selector, Alam was not selected very often since the presence of more veterans in the national team made the selection committee feel much more comfortable.

“In the presence of the [Shahid] Afridi, [Abdul] Razzaq, Umar Akmal it was bit hard for him to step up and match them in limited-overs cricket,” the former selector said. “These days ODI and T20 cricket demand some big hitting, which we need to see from Fawad. Otherwise he is good all-round cricketer in the longer format of the game. His temperament is well-suited for multiple days of cricket.”

Alam is now the captain of the National Bank team in the President’s Trophy and takes his leadership role very seriously.

“I believe cricket carries a lot of emotions and the captain is like a mother who always backs even if you are falling and that is a key to thrive. My hundred on debut was the result of Younis bhai‘s trust in me. Being a captain, he worked hard with me and helped me in the nets. I don’t think any captain does that these days – he is legend and a great human being,” Alam added.