[5] He was surprisingly overlooked for selection to the Pakistan test cricket team for over a decade despite being a prolific run scorer in domestic first-class matches.

[6][7] With respect to career batting average, Fawad is among the all-time top 50 batsmen in first-class cricket worldwide; he is the sole Pakistani on the list.

Born in Karachi,[8] Fawad plays primarily as a left-handed batter, but also bowls slow left-arm orthodox.

[2] In November 2011, Fawad married the daughter of former Pakistan Test cricketer, Mansoor Akhtar in Karachi.

[12] After Pakistan's disappointing 2007 Cricket World Cup, Fawad was drafted into a 16-man squad for a One Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi.

In between those two matches, Fawad travelled to South Africa as part of Pakistan's squad for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

After being dropped from all formats for three and a half years, Fawad's impressive displays domestically (most notably being the top run scorer in the President's One Day Trophy in the season 2013/14) earned him a recall to the national side for the Asia Cup in 2014.

He continued his form by scoring his maiden international ODI hundred (114 not out) against Sri Lanka in the final, rescuing his side from 18/3 to 260/5 with the help of Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal.

In December 2019, after a gap of more than ten years, Fawad was named in Pakistan's Test squad, for the two-match home series against Sri Lanka.

[31] In January 2021, Fawad was named in Pakistan's 17 man Test squad for their home series against South Africa.

[35] In August 2021, he continued his fine form further by scoring another century during the second test against West Indies at Sabina Park.