Tushar is in the form of his life. He is also very close to become the first Bangladeshi batsman to 10000 FC runs club. He has been been absolutely terrific over the last few years and it would be interesting to see his First Class stats for the last four years.
One thing the career of Tushar illustrates is the undeniable need for a batsman (or a bowler) to play a great number of FC cricket and acquire that priceless experience, skills and know-how of the game. His FC career is also a good indicator that most batsmen usually blossom, come to know the game and their own game as they mature in age and experience. BCB should really pay heed and reflect about their policiy of selecting very young cricketers for Test cricket. They should be very careful with extremely talented Soumya Sarkar and Sabbir Rahman. Incidently, both of them have very little FC experience and I think the focus should be to get them to play as many FC cricket as possible. There is absolutely no alternative to FC experience. We hope we don't have to lose a Sabbir or a Soumya like a Tushar again.
Back to Tushar, I believe he should be selected for A tours and if still has the required fitness, drive and skills he should be considered for Tests again. He is still under 35.
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