[Jadukor]

NCL averages might count for very little when identifying who is good but as Naeem showed in the first innings of the first test, being in good NCL batting form does help players to compile a good international innings at home. Even Nazza had the same impact against Pakistan when he was brought in while being in good batting form. In case of Tamim, form is irrelevant because he likes to throw his wicket away. In the WI test series the selection was wrong and we brought in players like Junaid, Nafees and Nazza who were not in good form even in the NCL. We also failed to select Enamul Hq Jr. and Sunny to partner Shohag in the spin department because somehow we felt going with Shahadat and Abul was the best option.

Naeem looked comfortable from the onset and showed patience while building his innings for that century but you could notice the complacency in his subsequent failures. That is the root of the problem imo. The goal of the players cannot be as low as getting into the national side. We often see our players getting out just after scoring a fifty while on the same match opposition batsman are scoring double centuries. All the players must seek higher goals so that they don't get into their comfort zone so quickly. This can only happen if we have fierce competition for places with two three genuine prospects for every position in the national side.