Cricketer Fawad Alam shares teaser for his debut series Khudkash Muhabbat

Fawad Alam has lit up our screens his cricket skills and now is looking to light up our lives in a very different way — as an actor. He announced on Instagram that he's starring in his first drama.

The series is called Khudkash Muhabbat and will be available on Urduflix Official — a streaming service similar to Netflix that only shows content dubbed in the Urdu language. The app launched on February 26.

Using social media to announce the exciting news, the cricketer hoped fans and followers would laud him for his acting efforts as much as they appreciate his batting skills on the field. He also shared a teaser of the project.

"Khudkash Muhabbat is my first project as an actor!" he exclaimed. "This is something entirely distinct from what I usually do and I’m absolutely exhilarated to present you guys the first teaser of Season 1 of this show," he wrote.

"Much love, support and prayers needed. Looking forward to this exciting journey."

The show will be about the love story of a middle-class boy named Ahmed who dreams big of teaching at a religious institute. He falls in love with the daughter of a renowned religious scholar (Mir Sahab) who has employed his father as a driver at his residence.

No release date has been announced yet.