Former cricketer Fawad Alam steps into singing, releases World Cup song teaser

(Web Desk) - Pakistan Test cricketer Fawad Alam has ventured into singing, unveiling the teaser of a special song created for the ICC T20 World Cup in support of the national team.

Fawad Alam has prepared the song titled "Cricket Junoon" to support Pakistan’s campaign in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup. He confirmed that the full song will be released on February 5.

Talking about his first musical project, Fawad said that the song has been created specially to boost the spirit of the Pakistan team and its fans. He shared that the lyrics and composition have been done by Wajid Saeed, while Mohsin Talat has directed the music video.

Fawad Alam has represented Pakistan in 19 Test matches, 38 One Day Internationals and 24 T20 Internationals. He was also part of the Pakistan squad that won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2009.

Meanwhile, Pakistan cricket team has arrived in Sri Lanka ahead of the tournament and will take a two-day rest. The team will then play a warm-up match against Ireland on February 4 as part of its preparations.

The ICC T20 World Cup will begin on February 7. Pakistan will start its campaign on the opening day against the Netherlands. The national side will face the United States on February 10 and Namibia on February 18.

In line with the government’s decision, Pakistan will not play its scheduled match against India on February 15.