I think any particular batsman can excel at 2 formats of the game at most. Either Tests and ODIs, or T20s and ODIs. VERY few batsmen in the world are good at all 3 formats of the game. I think only AB de Villiers and Kevin Pietersen fall in that category.
On the other hand very good test batsmen like Kallis, Tendulkar, Ponting, Dravid, Clarke, Amla, Cook, Bell have either decided not to take part in T20s, or have cost their teams with a SR of below 120.
Anamul, in my opinion, is one of these batsmen. He will never be that comfortable in the T20 format. And if he is pushed too much to "improve" his T20 hitting skills, this will affect his test batting in the long run. And we can't afford to let that happen. We need a proper test batsman far more than a T20 player. I hope BCB will take good care of him in the next 2/3 years.
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