About the 3rd ODI against India, that was a flawed idea from start to finish. Surely, you can't expect to call up a player at 11 am and ask him to play an internation match in two hours, especially given that he hasn't even been in a Bangladesh squad in ages! So, in Shanto's defence, I don't hold his performance in that match against him. They were asking for too much.
However, that doesn't take away from the fact that Shanto is no longer good enough to be in the national side. Firstly, he isn't at his best. Lets face it, he isn't getting any younger. And secondly, even at his best, he wouldn't get into this side. The bowlers we have now are far better. Shanto as a rule will bowl two leg side half volleys every over. He does it with impressive consistency! How can you consider him in a Bangladesh team which has the sort of bowlers it does now?
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