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Originally Posted by Max100
before he was dropped
his last 3 test match scores are: 18, 134 (a century), 48
his last 6 ODI: 35,14,32,63, 16,84
he has been ignored in test since 2012, at the age of 25
since then he scored a lot in DPL, NCL and A team too
his last 9 domestic performances
0, 54, 216, 5, 11,135, 36*, 123, 78
not sure, what he needs to do to return to the team
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Problem is the selectors have probably left it too late to bring him back. There is a gulf in quality between BD FC cricket and test cricket, it's why guys like Liton haven't been able to walk into the test team and dominate as they have in domestic cricket.
It takes time to adjust to international cricket, possibly 2-3 years and with Naeem having just turned 31, unless he plays until he is close to fourty (which cannot be guaranteed of any athlete) then the selectors would be more sensible picking guys like Liton, shanto, or other younger promising batsmen.
Naeem should have been brought back when he was between 27-29, now it's a bigger risk in the sense that Naeem would be taking up the spot of a youngster who may give more better years to the team than he can.