When you said impending, did you consider the impediment(sp) he has ?
[seriously though, the boy has so much promise - what happened ? we all know he is good, even he knows. Did he just lose his head after all the accolades or just acting his age ? Barely 16/17 and has his whole career in front of him, a few 50's here and there at this moment will go a long way towards 100s in future - specially when Kenya and Nepal get their test status.
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