Seeing as he has one more year of A-levels still to go at school, Hassan Khalid has plenty of time on his side in cricket.
That said the left-arm wrist-spinner from Ajman seems to be in a rush to be noticed. He was drafted to the Qalandars squad for the Abu Dhabi T10 last year aged just 16.
Now he has caught the eye of the people that matter in UAE cricket, too, after a matchwinning display with the ball in the Emirates D10.
Playing for Fujairah Pacific Ventures against an ECB Blues team that is essentially the national team in a different guise, he took four wickets to turn the game for his side.
His timing was perfect. Wednesday evening’s matches were the first ones Robin Singh, the UAE coach, has managed to get to in person after being stuck in India since lockdown.
He even presented Khalid with his man of the match award after Fujairah’s win.
“Obviously, if I ever played for UAE, that would be a plus point,” Khalid said.
“Playing against the ECB Blues, the biggest team, with all the international players, and the captain [Ahmed Raza] of the men’s team, that was a big thing.
“That is why I really celebrated when I got wickets. In the earlier matches, I didn’t celebrate as much.
"But this one was from the heart, they were real celebrations, with anger and passion.”
Judged by the way he celebrated his wickets, impartial observers might have thought the 17-year-old spinner had a point to prove.
Despite being scouted by the PSL franchise Qalandars at a widely-attended talented hunt in Lahore, he had slipped through the net in his home country.
He did not feature in the selectors thoughts for the UAE Under 19 side that played at the World Cup earlier this year, but he is not remotely bitter.
“I feel like it is all about getting lucky for these kind of things,” Khalid said.
“There are a lot of great players in the UAE who haven’t gotten the chance to play in such big tournaments.
“Being overlooked for the U19s I feel was better for me. Now I have had more chance to improve, and now I can prove myself for my performances.”
When Singh took over as the UAE’s new coach earlier this year, he said he would not be afraid to give youth its chance.
Now, having had a chance to assess the quality of players – having taken the national team to a tournament in Oman in February, and via the online livestream of the D10 – he says there is plenty of talent around.
“It has given us a good focus for what players are available going forward for the national team,” Singh said of the D10.
“It is surprisingly very good. I have seen a lot of good talent in the team that won the tournament in Oman.
“Barring that, I have seen at least 15 new boys here who I am pretty happy about, and a lot of young guys, which is even more encouraging.
“There are some under-19 boys doing exceptionally well, and that’s a great thing.”
The statistics support Singh’s point. Before Thursday’s matches, the second highest run-getter in the tournament is 18-year-old Vriitya Aravind, while Khalid is second in the leading wicket-taker list.
For Khalid, that is reward for the hard work he put in during lockdown, in a room at home that was specially converted to allow him to maintain his cricket training.
“When I first grabbed the ball [after lockdown], it felt like it had been three or four years since I’d last played,” he said.
“My body was stiff, but I also felt like my body was stronger because of the work I had done.
“I felt like I could get more revs on the ball and more pace on the ball. I was bowling quicker, and with more consistency and accuracy as well. There were a lot of plus points to it.”
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Important questions to consider
1. Where on the plane does my pet travel?
There are different types of travel available for pets:
- Manifest cargo
- Excess luggage in the hold
- Excess luggage in the cabin
Each option is safe. The feasibility of each option is based on the size and breed of your pet, the airline they are traveling on and country they are travelling to.
2. What is the difference between my pet traveling as manifest cargo or as excess luggage?
If traveling as manifest cargo, your pet is traveling in the front hold of the plane and can travel with or without you being on the same plane. The cost of your pets travel is based on volumetric weight, in other words, the size of their travel crate.
If traveling as excess luggage, your pet will be in the rear hold of the plane and must be traveling under the ticket of a human passenger. The cost of your pets travel is based on the actual (combined) weight of your pet in their crate.
3. What happens when my pet arrives in the country they are traveling to?
As soon as the flight arrives, your pet will be taken from the plane straight to the airport terminal.
If your pet is traveling as excess luggage, they will taken to the oversized luggage area in the arrival hall. Once you clear passport control, you will be able to collect them at the same time as your normal luggage. As you exit the airport via the ‘something to declare’ customs channel you will be asked to present your pets travel paperwork to the customs official and / or the vet on duty.
If your pet is traveling as manifest cargo, they will be taken to the Animal Reception Centre. There, their documentation will be reviewed by the staff of the ARC to ensure all is in order. At the same time, relevant customs formalities will be completed by staff based at the arriving airport.
4. How long does the travel paperwork and other travel preparations take?
This depends entirely on the location that your pet is traveling to. Your pet relocation compnay will provide you with an accurate timeline of how long the relevant preparations will take and at what point in the process the various steps must be taken.
In some cases they can get your pet ‘travel ready’ in a few days. In others it can be up to six months or more.
5. What vaccinations does my pet need to travel?
Regardless of where your pet is traveling, they will need certain vaccinations. The exact vaccinations they need are entirely dependent on the location they are traveling to. The one vaccination that is mandatory for every country your pet may travel to is a rabies vaccination.
Other vaccinations may also be necessary. These will be advised to you as relevant. In every situation, it is essential to keep your vaccinations current and to not miss a due date, even by one day. To do so could severely hinder your pets travel plans.
Source: Pawsome Pets UAE
Ms Yang's top tips for parents new to the UAE
- Join parent networks
- Look beyond school fees
- Keep an open mind
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Commission caps
For life insurance products with a savings component, Peter Hodgins of Clyde & Co said different caps apply to the saving and protection elements:
• For the saving component, a cap of 4.5 per cent of the annualised premium per year (which may not exceed 90 per cent of the annualised premium over the policy term).
• On the protection component, there is a cap of 10 per cent of the annualised premium per year (which may not exceed 160 per cent of the annualised premium over the policy term).
• Indemnity commission, the amount of commission that can be advanced to a product salesperson, can be 50 per cent of the annualised premium for the first year or 50 per cent of the total commissions on the policy calculated.
• The remaining commission after deduction of the indemnity commission is paid equally over the premium payment term.
• For pure protection products, which only offer a life insurance component, the maximum commission will be 10 per cent of the annualised premium multiplied by the length of the policy in years.
Disclosure
Customers must now be provided with a full illustration of the product they are buying to ensure they understand the potential returns on savings products as well as the effects of any charges. There is also a “free-look” period of 30 days, where insurers must provide a full refund if the buyer wishes to cancel the policy.
“The illustration should provide for at least two scenarios to illustrate the performance of the product,” said Mr Hodgins. “All illustrations are required to be signed by the customer.”
Another illustration must outline surrender charges to ensure they understand the costs of exiting a fixed-term product early.
Illustrations must also be kept updatedand insurers must provide information on the top five investment funds available annually, including at least five years' performance data.
“This may be segregated based on the risk appetite of the customer (in which case, the top five funds for each segment must be provided),” said Mr Hodgins.
Product providers must also disclose the ratio of protection benefit to savings benefits. If a protection benefit ratio is less than 10 per cent "the product must carry a warning stating that it has limited or no protection benefit" Mr Hodgins added.
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