Twitter erupted on Saturday as Pakistan’s middle-order batsman Fawad Alam, after a decade-long wait, finally returned to the national side’s Test fold after being named in the squad for the upcoming two-match series against Sri Lanka on home soil.

The 34-year-old replaced Iftikhar Ahmed, who managed only 44 runs in four innings in the recent tour of Australia where Pakistan lost both Tests.

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Fawad played the last of his three Test matches in New Zealand in 2009 and was last seen in Pakistan colours in a 2015 One-day International (ODI) in Bangladesh.

The left-hander has been in red-hot form during the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and was justly rewarded with a place in the Pakistan team.

"Alam has been performing so well at the domestic level so we have recalled him for a chance and we hope he delivers," said Misbah, who is the team's head coach-cum-chief selector.

Fans on Twitter were delighted at the development and a trend was created on the social media website.