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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tabish Khan receiving his debut cap from Misbah-ul-Haq <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZIMvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ZIMvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/tMuoSTBgr3">pic.twitter.com/tMuoSTBgr3</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1390563760851628035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2021</a></blockquote>
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He has 598 First Class wickets that's a very good domestic record.
 
Finally 10 years too late..
Year 2031, Saud Shakeel receiving his cap from Pakistan coach Hafeez or Malik.
 
Buzurg trundler at 40 years old being handed international cap. This is funny.
 
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The thing is he isn't even 36 , looks well into his 40s when most sportsmen hang up their boots
 
Nearly 600 FC wickets but sadly this call up came at least 8 years too late. Hopefully he can end his career on a high note.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">At 36 years and 146 days, Tabish Khan is the second-oldest Test debutant for Pakistan. The oldest is Miran Bakhsh who was just 47 years and 284 days when he made his Test debut in 1955 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZIMvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ZIMvPAK</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1390569802016641025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Really glad he got to play test cricket! Deserves it for all the toil in first class cricket over a decade and a half
 
Only in Pakistan can a 36 year old who looks 40 and has been averaging 40+ in the last two seasons be given a test debut.

Zero rationale and zero vision.
 
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10 years too late

I feel sorry for this man. He worked hard, deserved debut before likes of Rahat Ali, Asad Ali etc but same mafia destroyed his career that has destroyed many others careers.
 
This is peak Misbah. A sympathy pick, nothing more

He will then probably pick some kid to debut against a big side and complain that they don’t do well.

This is worse than Rafatullah’s selection from a few years back


Regardless of how Tabish does, there is no scope in debuting a 36 year old pacer
 
I hope he sucks.

Can’t stand guys who are slotted in because of political or media pressure!
 
Great decision, good to see management planning for the future. Hopefully, Misbah makes himself available for selection again, especially with the middle order looking weak.
 
This is a pure charity pick. If they wanted an experienced seamer to mentor the youngsters like Shaheen and Dhani then Waqas Maqsood should've got this callup. His recent QEA form was better.
 
Rana said:
I hope he sucks.

Can’t stand guys who are slotted in because of political or media pressure!
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Unlike Sarfaraz's dead weight in the squad, Tabish actually is in on merit. He has the FC stats for that.

My wish is that he takes 2-3 wickets in this test. Ends his career with a decent memory and calls it a day. He has been punished bad for being too good in FC.
 
Go Tabish. You are here to prove all doubters wrong and play for 2 more years. You have the skills. Just hope you have the speed too.
 
This guy will take a 10fer in this game and will cling on for the next 5 years
 
I am not his supporter but I cant understand why are people being mean to him ?

He is wronged ... what happened to him was unfair. May be it was not the time to get him into the team either. But why are we bringing him down.
 
MesonK said:
Unlike Sarfaraz's dead weight in the squad, Tabish actually is in on merit. He has the FC stats for that.

My wish is that he takes 2-3 wickets in this test. Ends his career with a decent memory and calls it a day. He has been punished bad for being too good in FC.
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LOL what stats. He is averaging 31 and 40 in recent seasons.That is definitely not on merit.
 
This is what you get when you have people crying about 16/17 year olds learning the game at the highest level against the best sides.....

It results in has beens and grandpas getting an opportunity to cement themselves by destroying Zimbabwe.

We deserve critics and pundits like [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]
 
Apparently we are running a Make A Wish Foundation and making the lifelong wishes of domestic journeymen come true.
 
He deserves a game after all these years lf being harshly done with

Better late than never but unfortunately doesnt have a future not at this age Hes been picked 10 yrs too late
 
I am soooo happy that justice was done and merit prevailed. A great recognition for Tabish for his services to Pakistan cricket.
He was the 3rd best fast bowler in FC last season behind Hasan and Waqas. Brings a lot of skills, immaculate control. Hopefully Wagas gets a chance as well.
Credit to PCB and Wasim.
Credit to Babar and Misbah.

Dhani and Haris Rauf need to be sent to FC and prove their selection by getting at least 150 FC wickets @ 25
 
Rana said:
This is what you get when you have people crying about 16/17 year olds learning the game at the highest level against the best sides.....

It results in has beens and grandpas getting an opportunity to cement themselves by destroying Zimbabwe.

We deserve critics and pundits like [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]
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Pakistan picks either 16 year old pacers or 36 year old pacers. Both are no good. A 16 year old pacer wouldn't even know to land 4 out of 6 balls in the right spot, forget about other skills and I don't see the point of picking a 36 year old pacer when most pacers retire around 35 years of age.

23-24 is probably the ideal age to debut when he would have enough first class experience and learnt the trade and tricks on how to set up and dismiss batsmen using different ball skills, while at the same time having enough years in the tank to go on and have a very good career. If one's exceptionally talented, he can probably debut at 22 or even younger.
 
He hasnt bowled a ball yet but his performance thread is so busy :)

Hope for his sake he comes out good in this game. I personally feel he will not be selected for any other game after this one.
 
street cricketer said:
Pakistan picks either 16 year old pacers or 36 year old pacers. Both are no good. A 16 year old pacer wouldn't even know to land 4 out of 6 balls in the right spot, forget about other skills and I don't see the point of picking a 36 year old pacer when most pacers retire around 35 years of age.

23-24 is probably the ideal age to debut when he would have enough first class experience and learnt the trade and tricks on how to set up and dismiss batsmen using different ball skills, while at the same time having enough years in the tank to go on and have a very good career. If one's exceptionally talented, he can probably debut at 22 or even younger.
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Best FC Bowler should play for national team.
If a 15 year old bowler can top 3 seasons back to back. that’s good enough to play for Pak. If the best bowler is 35, then that’s also good enough for as long as they can serve. Even if Tabish can give 1-2 years, that gives Haris and Dhani time to develop before they debut.
Haris and Tabish should not develop in test cricket. Test cricket is wheee you perform and show your skills. they should go and develop in FC.
 
A useless selection. We have too many players in the team who will have natural age decline. We are going to be in a poor situation again in a few years. Misbah and MW are clueless when it comes to team building.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">At 36 years and 146 days, Tabish Khan is the second-oldest Test debutant for Pakistan. The oldest is Miran Bakhsh who was just 47 years and 284 days when he made his Test debut in 1955 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZIMvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ZIMvPAK</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1390569802016641025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Congrats to Tabish. But what kind of a Career, is he going to have? Pace bowling is the hardest of all jobs in Cricket, requiring the most stamina and fitness. Why not give a youngster a chance. Mohd Abbas is likely coming back after his strong performances in County cricket. And there are other youngsters waiting to come into the side. This makes no sense. Unless Tabish has a hell of start to his career, this will be one and done kind of a career.
 
pakistanigoneaussie said:
This is peak Misbah. A sympathy pick, nothing more

He will then probably pick some kid to debut against a big side and complain that they don’t do well.

This is worse than Rafatullah’s selection from a few years back


Regardless of how Tabish does, there is no scope in debuting a 36 year old pacer
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It's not a pick out of sympathy, believe me, our management and ex-management have no sympathy for destroying the careers of other players (ie. Fawad Alam, Naseem Shah, etc.).

It's a tactic devised by both Misbah and Mohammad Wasim to keep the heat off their backs.

They will simply appease the general public by making these selections and claiming that they are rewarding the domestic performers when in reality, they are still operating on a basis of preference.

There was no logical reason to debut Tabish, unfortunately, he does not have much to offer. If Faheem was replaced, we could have surely introduced Saud Shakeel into the team, or maybe an all-rounder like Salman Ali Agha/Mohammad Nawaz.

There is no forward-thinking from this management, and seeing how Haris Rauf makes it into the test team is just something I cannot comprehend at all.

Pakistan Cricket, as we have all come to learn, is still run by preferences and "yes-man motives".
 
Can't wait to see what he brings, really excited to see him bowl.

Still think he'll be really handy in WI given his success with the Dukes ball.
 
I hope he does well, but surely giving Dhani or Rauf a chance ahead of picking a 36 year old would be more beneficial for Pakistan cricket in future.
 
Pakistan management:

*Let's debut a 17-19 yr old*
Oh no, he still needs time

*Let's debut a 32-36 yr old*

In an ideal world, a 19 yr old will play (and perform well) in domestic circuit for 4 yrs. Get into the A side at 23. Play for A team for 2 years.

Debut at the age of 25-26
 
He's too old and averaged over 40 a couple seasons ago. Pointless selection. But still, I don't want to get annoyed at him for playing, but rather the system that held him back for all these years when he deserved to play for Pak. Same thing goes for Fawad - sure his patience and determination not to quit is amazing - but we need to scrutinize the system that prevented him for playing for Pak at his peak. Now instead of learning from their mistakes, and debuting deserving players like Saud, these people are overcorrecting so hard that they're handing out debuts to 40 year old pacers against Zimbabwe.
 
Mubarak to Tabish - wicket in his first over in Test cricket
 
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Mubarak to Tabish - wicket in his first over in Test cricket
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Just using his experience otherwise he is down on pace, used to be around 145 but Misbah kept playing Rahat Ali and Imran khan and what not.

This is what FC experience does you learn to setup a batsman.
 
Musa went to Australia based upon his pace and literally no FC performance after his 3-4 matches to back it while on the other hand guy takes almost 600 wickets to get a debut. Pak’s player management and selection policies surely need to be better than this.

Not a fan of giving him a debut at this age especially against Zim but, seeing him ball shows the skills he has and developed overtime in FC cricket. Players need to play and perform for atleat 2-3 seasons before making their international debuts and there are no two ways about it.
 
Tabish looks very skilled with the ball. Has a year or two in him. Will be hungry like a 19 year old will never be.

See how he does in the next couple of games and then put him in for a solid 2 year stint in the team as a substitute bowler. This to allow young talent to get some more experience.
 
Corridor of Uncertainty said:
Tabish looks very skilled with the ball. Has a year or two in him. Will be hungry like a 19 year old will never be.

See how he does in the next couple of games and then put him in for a solid 2 year stint in the team as a substitute bowler. This to allow young talent to get some more experience.
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Has been upgrade over Abbas at least looks 130 while Abbas bowls women cricket speed of 118.
 
Skillful and good controls. Looks fit and also fine fielder. Another good pick for tests by Mohd Wasim after Nauman and Saud(yet to play).
 
If i was Tabish, i would have gave up hope long time ago. I guess sportsmen are built differently, they are mentally very resilient. My best wishes to Tabish. Love from India.
 
How many years he can serve us? Not even 3 years for sure. He looks more than 42 years. Poor pick from Wasim but good for Misbah who loves old players.
 
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Mubarak to Tabish - wicket in his first over in Test cricket
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Something for him to cherish!

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Again the opposition is weak so it's difficult to gauge his quality.

He bowls a heavy ball, probably a bit quicker than what the batsman is expecting.

His action looks like the ball will come in, but he gets it to cut away on occasions.
 
They picked Tabish 10 years too late.It would have been better if Dhani or Arshad were give a chance.Nothing against Tabish but he is at the end of his career.
 
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Something for him to cherish!

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I'm very happy for Tabish to get his first Test wicket, he's bowled very well, but that is a shocking umpiring decision. That ball is missing the leg stump by a mile...
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Last October Tabish Khan was upset after he remembered his late father after taking 5 wickets in a domestic match<br><br>Today after 18 years of hard toil in domestic cricket, he took a wicket with his 6th ball in international cricket<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZIMvPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ZIMvPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/YXNez45tQr">pic.twitter.com/YXNez45tQr</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1391040418381451264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Surely we can try any young blood rather than him, it is so unfortunate that this guy is too late to make a debut, looks like a handy bowler who could've been served well in test matches. However I can understand this fact that even in this forum lots of people got their likes/dislike stance. But I WILL NEVER PREFER inclusion of a young lad like Haris Rauf to replace Tabish, Haris got no temperament, brainless bowler ,too raw and no experience of domestic.
 
PakPremi said:
Skillful and good controls. Looks fit and also fine fielder. Another good pick for tests by Mohd Wasim after Nauman and Saud(yet to play).
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Agreed. Looked better than Shaheen and Hassan today in terms of control and skills. Upgrade in speed when compared to Abbas.
They should also bring Waqas M, who is the other fast bowler that performs regularly in FC. Perhaps Shaheen and Hassan can learn how to bowl from these guys
 
Bowled well

But that wicket was generous umpiring it looked like going down leg most would have turned that down and given the batsmen benefit of the doubt.
 
The way he set up the batsman in his first over alone shows you that he's a bowler of a very very high caliber. It's a shame the PCB robbed him of a wonderful career.
 
I have to be honest, I only watched the first over and he looked bang average in that one over.
He the wicket ball, which would have missed another set of stumps, was thrown up to middle and leg in the hole that it would straighten. That didn't look like an inswinger to me.

Anyway Hope to see more of him tomorrow...
 
Great test match bowling is almost never spectacular.
Tabish pitched at least 40-50% in the right areas, and was moving the ball both ways from the same area.
The speed wasn’t available but if it’s above 125, Tabish can be useful in certain conditions and very like with the Dukes ball in WI.
What we should be leery of are guys who will tease and deceive like Haris, Dhani, Musa or Naseem who haven’t developed a skill-set for 4 day cricket yet. They belong in domestic to hone their skills. Test cricket is where you perform not learn.
 
It's not his fault that he didn't get picked. It's sad to see all the negativity from posters. Imagine working hard for 20 years towards a goal and once you've achieved it, this is the sort of response you get from your country men. I wish him all the best for whatever amount of cricket he's got left. I'd much rather see him play than the likes of Haris Rauf.
 
Although giving a 36 year old pacer a debut isn't really a logical choice but I am happy for him to get a chance after all the years of hard work. Reminds me of the short story we were taught in school about a jester who worked for decades in order to perform in front of the king. When his wish finally came true he was in his 60s and was just melancholic. Giorgios was his name I think.

Looking at his bowling, all I can say is he gets a good shape and looks sort of like Matthew Hoggard while bowling. Hard to judge against the opposition who is totally hapless and doesn't even look like it wants to be out in the middle.

Waqas Maqsood could have been a wiser pick I think, I hope selectors don't wait for 2-3 years more before picking him.

Don't we have any good seamer/swing bowler in early to mid 20s? It's like apart from Junaid, Amir, Sadaf, Rahat, Imran Khan, our cricket didn't produce a single fast bowler from the 1993-1999 batch apart from Hasan Ali.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
Although giving a 36 year old pacer a debut isn't really a logical choice but I am happy for him to get a chance after all the years of hard work. Reminds me of the short story we were taught in school about a jester who worked for decades in order to perform in front of the king. When his wish finally came true he was in his 60s and was just melancholic. Giorgios was his name I think.

Looking at his bowling, all I can say is he gets a good shape and looks sort of like Matthew Hoggard while bowling. Hard to judge against the opposition who is totally hapless and doesn't even look like it wants to be out in the middle.

Waqas Maqsood could have been a wiser pick I think, I hope selectors don't wait for 2-3 years more before picking him.

Don't we have any good seamer/swing bowler in early to mid 20s? It's like apart from Junaid, Amir, Sadaf, Rahat, Imran Khan, our cricket didn't produce a single fast bowler from the 1993-1999 batch apart from Hasan Ali.
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Never be fooled by the word “potential” because it disguises likes/dislikes.
The top 2 pacers in his years FC were Hassan Ali and Waqas. Then, Tabish.
Both Waqas and Tabish deserved to be pick.
Mohd Wasim’s favorite/like “Dhani” is the one that hasn’t earned his cap.

Shaheen is still half cooked and can’t lead this attack because he hasn’t taken wickets regularly against top teams yet. Pakistan is already investing in that slot, so you can’t have another “investment” slot. Dhani and Rauf need at least 1 full FC season to hone their craft. If they perform well, only 1 of the 2 should travel with the team.
 
Farabi said:
Never be fooled by the word “potential” because it disguises likes/dislikes.
The top 2 pacers in his years FC were Hassan Ali and Waqas. Then, Tabish.
Both Waqas and Tabish deserved to be pick.
Mohd Wasim’s favorite/like “Dhani” is the one that hasn’t earned his cap.

Shaheen is still half cooked and can’t lead this attack because he hasn’t taken wickets regularly against top teams yet. Pakistan is already investing in that slot, so you can’t have another “investment” slot. Dhani and Rauf need at least 1 full FC season to hone their craft. If they perform well, only 1 of the 2 should travel with the team.
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I didn't use potential anywhere in my post.
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If Shaheen is still half cooked(which I do believe he sort of is in tests atm), then Haris and Dhani are going to need more than just 1 domestic FC season to become Test bowlers.
Shaheen could do with a spell of county cricket only FC matches probably in Somerset, Nottinghamshire or Lancashire. Those surfaces would do well for his growth.
 
40 years old making test depute , another 38 years old after his failure against good teams just made century and now we are stuck with him for another 5 years. Another oldie opener after failing against NZL and SA, made double ton against Zimbabwe and not going anywhere for another 4-5 years.

Younger players should look for some other job or open some grocery store or wait till they turn 38-40 year old.
 
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I didn't use potential anywhere in my post.
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If Shaheen is still half cooked(which I do believe he sort of is in tests atm), then Haris and Dhani are going to need more than just 1 domestic FC season to become Test bowlers.
Shaheen could do with a spell of county cricket only FC matches probably in Somerset, Nottinghamshire or Lancashire. Those surfaces would do well for his growth.
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Well, Tabish and Hassan are the only fast bowler in this squad who earned their test caps based on actual FC performance. All the others (Dhani, Rauf and Shaheen) got in with the “potential” card. Fortunately, Babar has had enough of the potential cards after humiliations in Aus, Eng and NZ. He’s seems to be signaling that I’m more comfortable going in with 36 year old Tabish than rookies. Lessons must be learned from Naseem Shah debacle. Test caps must be earned. There’s a reason why teams need to earn the Test status. People calling for Dhani right now will be the first ones out with the knives when he get’s beaten to the ground.
Folks who can win Pak test matches NOW should form the core of Pak’s red ball fast bowling squad. Age is only relevant when comparing two equally good players.
Hassan Ali, Waqas, Shaheen and Tabish are the best performers today. If anyone is injured, then Sohail khan should be the back-up.
 
It's a shame there are no speed guns out there.

Tabish looks to be bowling low to mid 130s.
 
Whilst it’s early days and only his first test I do like the look of Tabish. Seems a very decent and accurate medium pacer not too flashy just enough movement in and away with good heavy ball. In the right conditions he’ll be a handful guaranteed not to waste the new ball.

I honestly don’t understand this obsession with Age. People think a chance should be given to a young Rookie as he will develop into something but this isn’t always the case. Then they worry that an older player won’t be around in a few years so it’s a short term decision.

Often they forget that bowlers are selected keeping in mind the overall composition of the attack. If you have the mainstays in the attack like yasir and shaheen who themselves are still far short of where they need to be then whilst they continue to work on their potency you need an absolute banker who provides good control. Not saying he’s the next Asif but there is enough experience there to provide solidity to a very average attack. Wish Tabish the best.
 
Buzurg tabish was only good on those green wickets.In reality on good pitches he is just a trundler without skills and averages 40.I m glad he was not picked up before.Even Hammad Azam has average of 22 on those wickets.
 
Picking a 36 year old to play against Zimbabwe. Just why? This should be his first and last game.
 
He was picked due to non stop crying by Karachi media and Rashid Lafif & Dr Nauman Niaz.
 
Another who I think is a few years older than his listed age.
 
Faheem seems a much better bet.
Bowls faster, hits good lengths, picks up wickets, can hold a bat and is 15 years younger.
 
Not overly impressed if I'm being honest.

Unfair to judge him after just 1 Test, but he hasn't shown much in this match against a very weak Zimbabwe team.
 
shah_1 said:
He was picked due to non stop crying by Karachi media and Rashid Lafif & Dr Nauman Niaz.
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Rashid is a good guy but don’t like Nuaman.

I don’t think nobody wanted Tabish deep down, poor guy got smacked around by Taylor and Regis of all people. Tanvir Ahmed his mate will be upset for him and so am as well, the guy’s best years are behind him.
 
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