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[VIDEO] "This yes boss business where you do as you are told must come to an end" : Mohammad Amir

"Some ex cricketers on TV even taunt me about 2010 - let me say that type of guts I showed are not common amongst people; If I made a mistake, then I also accepted my guilt and apologized"

Did he apologize when he was first caught? The guy got caught, convicted and spent time in prison. And he's saying it needs guts to accept his guilt? What option did he have once thrown away in prison?
 
Ehsan Mani on Amir and Sami:

"I was saddened by the announcements by Mohammad Amir and Sami Aslam and none of them spoke to the PCB about their decisions; They took their decisions and announced them straightaway"

"I am particularly saddened in regards to Mohammad Amir as he is 28 years old; He left Test cricket and is also not playing that much in ODIs and is mostly playing T20s; It would have been much better if Amir had come to see us"

"When Amir left Test cricket, I was told that he feels that he is not match fit for this format; But if you look at the best teams in the world like Australia, England or India - you will note that especially in the case of India and Australia, their players play in all formats of the game; They have very few players who play in one format or are specialists"

"The fact is that this is a big loss for the nation and I never wanted that both players, Amir and Sami, should have opted out and we lose them"
 
M. Amir fast tracking himself to become another Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal and Abdul Razzaq. Complaining more than performing. he needs to admit. His speed is down, his guile is gone, his swing is gone. he only has 2 tools. bowl in the off stump channel and the ocassional slower ball. that is ALL he has left. Basically a slightly faster M. Abbas
 
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The biggest indicator that Amir has failed since his return is that when he came to bowl before the ban. you were excited. now, you are bored. he is literally a nothing bowler now. no excitement. no batsman is jumping. its just bowl and go back to runup. rinse. repeat. a predictable failure
 
Amir seems to have taken Waqar's comments to heart - now bringing more things into it but underlying its just Waqar's recent comment.

True, Waqar is so bad with people...

I thought Misbah could control him but I guess not
 
Fawad Alam was banned longer from International Test cricket than some players who spot-fixed while playing for Pakistan, served jail and made a comeback afterwards. Only to retire from Test Matches because they were playing 'too much cricket.' Let that sink in.
 
Playing for Pakistan is a privilege not a right. Out of anyone, Amir should know that
 
The biggest indicator that Amir has failed since his return is that when he came to bowl before the ban. you were excited. now, you are bored. he is literally a nothing bowler now. no excitement. no batsman is jumping. its just bowl and go back to runup. rinse. repeat. a predictable failure

I guess being the leading wicket taker for your country in last years World Cup makes you a predictable failure.
 
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I guess being the leading wicket taker for your country in last years World Cup makes you a predictable failure.

Amir is no longer the same bowler he was during back then. He’s declined quite a bit. Note that England also has helpful conditions which India will not have.
 
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On the contrary someone who was banned for fixing and selling his country should be falling on the feet of peopke who allowed him to comeback and be a celebrity millionaire for a second time. Blindly obeying is way less than that. Without pcb approval he couldn't have played in a single league
 
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I guess being the leading wicket taker for your country in last years World Cup makes you a predictable failure.

As usual he performed when the tournament was almost over while Afridi gave his sweat and blood in every match and outbowled him
 
Watched the first 5 minutes and couldn’t go on any longer. Cringeworthy video. Being defensive and victimizing himself. Someone remind this guy that he got a free pass back to the national team after being out for 5 years. He played the Bangladesh league and was selected for the national team after being out for 5 years. Yes, he won us the CT17 but since his return he’s been ordinary. With the rise of Shaheen he really is no longer a star. Should have put his head down and keep playing whatever he wanted to play. But he’s an entitled little brat. Yes Misbah and Waqar aren’t the best but stupid decision by this guy. Shot himself in the damn foot twice. Good riddance!
 
I guess being the leading wicket taker for your country in last years World Cup makes you a predictable failure.

He failed for a full two years before the World Cup. One good tournament shouldn’t be the criteria for you to get another free ride in the team. Seriously...new generation of Pakistanis is soft and entitled like no other.
 
As usual he performed when the tournament was almost over while Afridi gave his sweat and blood in every match and outbowled him

Not true. I was there in the stadiums and Amir did a fine job for most of the tournament. He was pretty magnificent to be honest.

He failed for a full two years before the World Cup. One good tournament shouldn’t be the criteria for you to get another free ride in the team. Seriously...new generation of Pakistanis is soft and entitled like no other.

I agree one good tournament shouldn't give you a free ride, but it is simply a fact that Amir pulls out something spectacular when the team needs it most. Who got Dilshan in the 2009 T20 World Cup final? Amir (Dilshan by the way was the most dangerous player in the World at the time). Who got Rohit Sharma, Shikar Dhavan and Virat Kohli in the 2017 Champions Trophy final? Amir. Who got the bulk of the key wickets for Pakistan in the 2019 World Cup? Once again Amir and had we progressed to the later stages, I have no doubt Amir would have taken centre stage.

When you're in the stadium and Amir comes onto bowl in a crunch game, it is clear for everyone to see and feel the fact that someone a class above has just come into the attack.

Take the game against New Zealand for example, given that we are also playing them now. Amir came on for his first over of the game (which was the second over of the match). It was a knockout game for us against the eventual finalists. The stadium erupted into cheers of AMIR AMIR AMIR. Then Amir bowls a magic delivery first ball to dislodge the stumps. The Pakistani fans burst into a cheer so loud that it must have been heard across the whole of Birmingham.

This is what happens when Amir is around and it is a massive loss for Pakistani cricket.
 
Playing for Pakistan is a privilege not a right. Out of anyone, Amir should know that

Especially after what he was involved in.

His debt to people of Pakistan is not one he can repay for the rest of his life.
 
It’s a bit ironic saying “Amir pulls out something spectacular when the team needs it most”, when he literally chewed Pakistan and Pak Team’s honour and reputation with his greed earlier and tantrums now. No amount of doing well in WC and CT after PAk team’s fate was already decided (Out of Semi slot in WC & by Pak batsmen in CT final) will recover that reputation.

There were many tournaments incl test/ODI series and Asia cup just after CT, where he was needed the most and did zilch.

Pak fans need to get out Amir’s fixation. I am glad that PCB a coach and selectors are more professional and level headed than many Pak fans.
 
It’s a bit ironic saying “Amir pulls out something spectacular when the team needs it most”, when he literally chewed Pakistan and Pak Team’s honour and reputation with his greed earlier and tantrums now. No amount of doing well in WC and CT after PAk team’s fate was already decided (Out of Semi slot in WC & by Pak batsmen in CT final) will recover that reputation.

There were many tournaments incl test/ODI series and Asia cup just after CT, where he was needed the most and did zilch.

Pak fans need to get out Amir’s fixation. I am glad that PCB a coach and selectors are more professional and level headed than many Pak fans.

Wrong, actually Amir did performed when we were in the tournament. His fifer against Aus should have been a match winning one if not for our mediocre batsmen. Shaheen and co were nowhere to be found when Amir was performing during the initial phase of the tournament.

That being said, I think that we should move on from Amir now as he is already bowling in 130s and won't add much to the team.
 
Especially after what he was involved in.

His debt to people of Pakistan is not one he can repay for the rest of his life.

Hells yeah.

But also I suspect to the powers that be at the ICC. I get the impression that the cricketing world was a lot more forgiving of this lad.
 
Not true. I was there in the stadiums and Amir did a fine job for most of the tournament. He was pretty magnificent to be honest.



I agree one good tournament shouldn't give you a free ride, but it is simply a fact that Amir pulls out something spectacular when the team needs it most. Who got Dilshan in the 2009 T20 World Cup final? Amir (Dilshan by the way was the most dangerous player in the World at the time). Who got Rohit Sharma, Shikar Dhavan and Virat Kohli in the 2017 Champions Trophy final? Amir. Who got the bulk of the key wickets for Pakistan in the 2019 World Cup? Once again Amir and had we progressed to the later stages, I have no doubt Amir would have taken centre stage.

When you're in the stadium and Amir comes onto bowl in a crunch game, it is clear for everyone to see and feel the fact that someone a class above has just come into the attack.

Take the game against New Zealand for example, given that we are also playing them now. Amir came on for his first over of the game (which was the second over of the match). It was a knockout game for us against the eventual finalists. The stadium erupted into cheers of AMIR AMIR AMIR. Then Amir bowls a magic delivery first ball to dislodge the stumps. The Pakistani fans burst into a cheer so loud that it must have been heard across the whole of Birmingham.

This is what happens when Amir is around and it is a massive loss for Pakistani cricket.

Yeah let’s not bring up 2009 because it’s irrelevant. He had a decent World Cup but you’re forgetting he was absolute crap 2 years leading up to it.
 
Hells yeah.

But also I suspect to the powers that be at the ICC. I get the impression that the cricketing world was a lot more forgiving of this lad.

No one forgive him, he spent time in jail and five year ban. No one did any favor to him by allowing him to make a come back. There is no law in the world which punishes a culprit twice for the same crime .
 
No one forgive him, he spent time in jail and five year ban. No one did any favor to him by allowing him to make a come back. There is no law in the world which punishes a culprit twice for the same crime .

That he was allowed to resume an international career at all is ample evidence that he got off lightly. And that he was given special treatment.
 
Yeah let’s not bring up 2009 because it’s irrelevant. He had a decent World Cup but you’re forgetting he was absolute crap 2 years leading up to it.

I don't think it's irrelevant at all. 2009 is just as relevant as every other major WC campaign since. It is one example in a long list of examples to show that Amir performs for Pakistan when it really, really matters.

I agree his form outside of these big tournaments has always been questionable. I think he's the sort of player who needs that big match motivation to take his performance up a gear.

I would challenge you as a Pakistani fan to name one other bowler in Pakistan apart from Shaheen who you would trust to deliver in a critical World Cup elimination game.

Naseem? Rauf? Wahab? Hasnain? All these guys are more likely than not to lose the game for you.

Hasan Ali has shown some signs in domestic cricket of regaining that magic touch, but we will have to wait and see how credible those performances are when he finally gets reselected for Pakistan.

As I say therefore, like it or not, Amir and Shaheen remain the premier big match bowlers in the whole of Pakistan.
 
I don't think it's irrelevant at all. 2009 is just as relevant as every other major WC campaign since. It is one example in a long list of examples to show that Amir performs for Pakistan when it really, really matters.

I agree his form outside of these big tournaments has always been questionable. I think he's the sort of player who needs that big match motivation to take his performance up a gear.

I would challenge you as a Pakistani fan to name one other bowler in Pakistan apart from Shaheen who you would trust to deliver in a critical World Cup elimination game.

Naseem? Rauf? Wahab? Hasnain? All these guys are more likely than not to lose the game for you.

Hasan Ali has shown some signs in domestic cricket of regaining that magic touch, but we will have to wait and see how credible those performances are when he finally gets reselected for Pakistan.

As I say therefore, like it or not, Amir and Shaheen remain the premier big match bowlers in the whole of Pakistan.

Sad state of affairs when Pakistan fans are okay with carrying a player for years because one day they will deliver some critical performance out of the blue.This is the same mentality which gave players like Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad a free ride for a decade.

Let’s play Amir for another four years even if he can’t win us anything because he’ll come through during the next WC. Performing once in a while is known as a fluke.
 
Sad state of affairs when Pakistan fans are okay with carrying a player for years because one day they will deliver some critical performance out of the blue.This is the same mentality which gave players like Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad a free ride for a decade.

Let’s play Amir for another four years even if he can’t win us anything because he’ll come through during the next WC. Performing once in a while is known as a fluke.

The thing is even Amir doesn't know how he turned it on in the final of the CT (where the batsmen piled up 350+ anyway). If he did he would do it in more games to have respectable bowling figures and averages.

Basically, the definition of a fluke.
 
Sad state of affairs when Pakistan fans are okay with carrying a player for years because one day they will deliver some critical performance out of the blue.This is the same mentality which gave players like Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad a free ride for a decade.

Let’s play Amir for another four years even if he can’t win us anything because he’ll come through during the next WC. Performing once in a while is known as a fluke.

When was the last time Umar Akmal or Ahmed Shehzad performed in a critical moment? Neither have done anything on any even remotely important stage for Pakistan. Amir has repeadedly performed on the most important occasions for us. The comparison is laughable.

I also don't think Amir has been carried for years outside of the big tournaments. He generally has performed ok and no worse than our other bowlers.

We have two options here. 1) play bowlers like Rauf, Hassnain etc all of whom will regularly be hit around the park and probably never put in a match winning performance or 2) play Amir who will perform decently most of the time and will on the big occasions put in a spectacular performance.

We do not have any alternatives - it's not like we have a long line of bowlers who will all outperform Amir. Apart from Shaheen, all our remaining bowlers will put in sub-par performances all of the time and, in critical World Cup moments, they'll lose us the game.

In these circumstances, Amir's selection is a no-brainer.

Also, it's not a fluke when a bowler repeats his spectacular performances in every world cup! 2009, 2017 and 2019 - three tournaments where Amir was critical to our success.
 
When was the last time Umar Akmal or Ahmed Shehzad performed in a critical moment? Neither have done anything on any even remotely important stage for Pakistan. Amir has repeadedly performed on the most important occasions for us. The comparison is laughable.

I also don't think Amir has been carried for years outside of the big tournaments. He generally has performed ok and no worse than our other bowlers.

We have two options here. 1) play bowlers like Rauf, Hassnain etc all of whom will regularly be hit around the park and probably never put in a match winning performance or 2) play Amir who will perform decently most of the time and will on the big occasions put in a spectacular performance.

We do not have any alternatives - it's not like we have a long line of bowlers who will all outperform Amir. Apart from Shaheen, all our remaining bowlers will put in sub-par performances all of the time and, in critical World Cup moments, they'll lose us the game.

In these circumstances, Amir's selection is a no-brainer.

Also, it's not a fluke when a bowler repeats his spectacular performances in every world cup! 2009, 2017 and 2019 - three tournaments where Amir was critical to our success.

You’re wasting your time trying to explain this all. It goes in one ear and comes out the other.

When Amir performs they’ll start celebrating, but as soon as he performs badly they claim he’s lost his passion. They do U-Turns.

Once Hasnain and Musa get exposed against the top teams, we’ll see these same posters calling for Amir to comeback.
 
You’re wasting your time trying to explain this all. It goes in one ear and comes out the other.

When Amir performs they’ll start celebrating, but as soon as he performs badly they claim he’s lost his passion. They do U-Turns.

Once Hasnain and Musa get exposed against the top teams, we’ll see these same posters calling for Amir to comeback.


I agree entirely. I think back to some of the utterly brilliant Amir performances, some of which I had the privilege to watch live in the stadium, and I just cannot believe how anti-Amir the fans are. I agree with you that backing the likes of Husnain and Musa instead is a recipe for total disaster.

I'm hoping Mohammed Wasim can see through our current bowling issues and build bridges to get Amir back.
 
I agree entirely. I think back to some of the utterly brilliant Amir performances, some of which I had the privilege to watch live in the stadium, and I just cannot believe how anti-Amir the fans are. I agree with you that backing the likes of Husnain and Musa instead is a recipe for total disaster.

I'm hoping Mohammed Wasim can see through our current bowling issues and build bridges to get Amir back.

Lol Mohd Wasim is extremely anti Amir, he has said it many times on TV that the hype around Amir is ridiculous and that he is no match winner at all
 
Lol Mohd Wasim is extremely anti Amir, he has said it many times on TV that the hype around Amir is ridiculous and that he is no match winner at all

Well that is ridiculous. Amir is a proven match winner whether Wasim or anyone else likes it or not.

Anyone who disagrees should name a single game won by a Pakistani fast bowler who is not Shaheen or Amir. Wahab has done it very occasionally but nobody matches Shaheen and Amir.
 
Well that is ridiculous. Amir is a proven match winner whether Wasim or anyone else likes it or not.

Anyone who disagrees should name a single game won by a Pakistani fast bowler who is not Shaheen or Amir. Wahab has done it very occasionally but nobody matches Shaheen and Amir.

junaid Khan
 
junaid Khan

You mean the guy who has not played any cricket for Pakistan in years? The guy who lost what little effectiveness he had left after getting injured?

Whilst we are at it, why stop at Junaid. Let's recall Wasim, Waqar and Akther too.

Your post demonstrates the fundamental flaw with those who oppose Amir. They dislike Amir but when it comes to crucial World Cup games, they cannot name bowlers who have done better than Amir and who are likely to do better in the future. The strategy appears to be to put all our eggs in one basket - Shaheen. If he has a bad day, or even if he has a good day without singlehandedly running through the opposition, then we lose the game.

Great strategy.
 
I hope this gets resolved because Amir is a world class tournament player. He is a proven player at that level and he still has many years in him.
 
I hope this gets resolved because Amir is a world class tournament player. He is a proven player at that level and he still has many years in him.

Only possible when Misbah and Waqar get sacked.

Amir clearly stated that he’s not retired, he just can’t play under the current management, and rightly so.

The bowling coach took a dig at him when asked about Amir’s workload.

The coach couldn’t find a reasonable excuse to drop him so he lied. He claimed before the England tour that he needed to take players on tours that are available for all 3 formats. Which isn’t true because he’s let 2 of our players go off to BBL during a test series.

People will say he was dropped because of his performances, I ask them give me one quote of Misbah, where he mentions Amir was dropped because of his performances.

People will say they’d rather have Hasnain and Musa over Amir. If Hasnain and Musa were any good then they would’ve played ahead of a 36 year old baba Riaz in the Shaheens game.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Misbah-ul-Haq "Mohammad Amir’s recent performances weren't up to the mark as compared to other bowlers including Haris Rauf & Mohammad Hasnain. He's still a quality bowler & even after what's happened, if he plays & performs to expectations I'd welcome him in the side" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1348572745047662594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Why would any bowler worth his salt go to T10 if he wanted to make a comeback?

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Lol, a habitually wicketless bowler trying to hold the board and the team management ransom
 
Lol, a habitually wicketless bowler trying to hold the board and the team management ransom

He’s conserving his energy. These early matches don’t matter. He just needs one performance at the back end of the tournament like in LPL and social media will erupt claiming ziadti.
 
It beats me why a bowler like him at this stage in his career why he would
rather play these sort of mickey mouse cricket tournaments with a lot aging or retired players rather than be working hard in domestics to improve his bowling in trying to make a comeback into international cricket
 
A spoiled brat who doesn't understand the prestige of international cricket and representing your nation.
Too much sympathy and preferential treatment made him feel superior to others.

Still considering a place in team his right regardless of performance.

This is nauseating.
 
More than the T10, it's his appearance in the Hundred that'll tell us where he is as a bowler. I'm not holding my breath though.
 
More than the T10, it's his appearance in the Hundred that'll tell us where he is as a bowler. I'm not holding my breath though.

And whats performance or non in another one of theses leagues going to prove?

Hes nowhere as a bowler whilst hes playing in these circuses If hes interested ij playing for pakistan he needs to prove it in domestics or he can carry on wasting away his career
 
Silence from Amir.

If Pakistan loses the next test and he magically takes 1/29 just wait for him to pipe up again.
 
a great cricketer but a selfish arrogant and plain "waste of a skin" ...

Am loving the way he is being treated by PCB.. hats off to Wasim Khan and M.Wasim.. keep this junk out for good
 
It beats me why a bowler like him at this stage in his career why he would
rather play these sort of mickey mouse cricket tournaments with a lot aging or retired players rather than be working hard in domestics to improve his bowling in trying to make a comeback into international cricket

Because he knows he has sycophantic fans and other admirers in power who will abuse the PCB and anyone else who doesn't automatically select him. He knows he has many fans at the tips of his fingers who blindly love him, no matter what he does
 
He's just been smashed for 23 runs in 2 overs in the T20 League.
 
He's just been smashed for 23 runs in 2 overs in the T20 League.


Saj Its t10 cricket players will go for runs

What puzzles me is the fact he says he wants to play for pakistan but his actions suggest otherwise Running off to play such a low class tourny league when you want to play for pakistan doesnt make sense
 
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Pune - Amir's team is at bottom of the table.

Is that what he gave up his Pakistan career for?
 
I’m just going to say it as it is, he sold out before and he’s sold out again. This is exactly what he’s done, there’s was no need for him to “retire” from tests. The country accepted him gave him another chance and when his country needed him he simply took the easy money route. It seems A sellout will remain a sell out. I was a bit peeved off when Hafeez was against his return because I like many others were still in la la land about his talents and an asset he would be to the team. But maybe Hafeez was right all along, he doesn’t deserve to be playing in these leagues if he sold out the country and board who accepted him bought him back, got him back to a pro level and then he just turned his back on them, Good riddance to him hope he never returns in Pak colours.
 
Lol, Amir thought he was a Shoaib Akhtar whom the board will run after and the media, ex players, politicians will jump to his defence instantly. Lol not going to happen
 
Mohammad Wasim on Mohammad Amir's situation:



PakPassion.net: What are your thoughts about Mohammad Amir’s retirement and is he a player that you would be interested in selecting if he took back his retirement?

Mohammad Wasim: It’s very difficult to comment about a player who is not available for the national team. He is not available for selection at the moment, if he was available then I could answer your question. As he is not available, I think it would be unfair on the players who are available if I made a comment about Amir.


PakPassion.net: Would you like to see Mohammad Amir take back his retirement from international cricket?

Mohammad Wasim: My stance on this issue is very simple. Retirement is not an easy decision for a player - it’s not a trivial thing. Whoever makes this decision and whenever they make it, it takes a lot of effort, a lot of thought and a lot of people are involved in making the decision including a player’s family and close friends. When someone makes such a big decision, then everyone should respect that decision and not wonder about whether that player should take back his decision or not. At the moment Amir has made his decision and we have to respect it. If he hadn’t retired then it would be a different scenario, but at the moment I respect his decision.
 
Mohammad Wasim on Mohammad Amir's situation:



PakPassion.net: What are your thoughts about Mohammad Amir’s retirement and is he a player that you would be interested in selecting if he took back his retirement?

Mohammad Wasim: It’s very difficult to comment about a player who is not available for the national team. He is not available for selection at the moment, if he was available then I could answer your question. As he is not available, I think it would be unfair on the players who are available if I made a comment about Amir.


PakPassion.net: Would you like to see Mohammad Amir take back his retirement from international cricket?

Mohammad Wasim: My stance on this issue is very simple. Retirement is not an easy decision for a player - it’s not a trivial thing. Whoever makes this decision and whenever they make it, it takes a lot of effort, a lot of thought and a lot of people are involved in making the decision including a player’s family and close friends. When someone makes such a big decision, then everyone should respect that decision and not wonder about whether that player should take back his decision or not. At the moment Amir has made his decision and we have to respect it. If he hadn’t retired then it would be a different scenario, but at the moment I respect his decision.

Well said this from M Wasim Hes retired end of

Theres no point speculating or talking about him when hes not interested or available to play for pakistan.
 
Yep top reply that.

Shut the door firmly on the cricketing equivalent of a Nigerian scammer.
 
Well said this from M Wasim Hes retired end of

Theres no point speculating or talking about him when hes not interested or available to play for pakistan.

Yep, he's medicore at best. He's excellent for that first spell but in the back of the innings falters greatly and you can see that from the recent game of Karachi Kings vs Lahore Qalanders when Wiese took him to school.

The fact stands that this boy has been greedy from the beginning, he says he's matured but he hasn't and neither is he grateful in any way.

It's not M. Wasim's job to plead Amir to come back and neither should he be going after him. Amir made his decision to chase money rather than help/serve Pakistan after being given a hero's return into the Pakistan setup. We must move on from Amir now.
 
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