5 batsmen who started like Prithvi Shaw but faded away

#3 Fawad Alam

Pakistan's Fawad Alam was always meant to succeed at the top level - sadly, that hasn't materialised till now. Born to a former first-class cricketer, Fawad went up the ladder smoothly, representing Pakistan in U-19 cricket. The sailing seemed to be smooth, and he went on to score a century on debut against a nagging Sri Lankan bowling line-up in 2009.

Surprisingly (as is often the case with Pakistan cricket), he played only two more Tests after that, and was let go of. He hasn't played a single red-ball game for Pakistan since 2009, and last played for them in ODIs against Bangladesh in 2015.

At 33, his chances of making a comeback continue to dwindle as a new bunch of batsmen make their way into the Pakistan line-up.