It might sound a bit harsh but it has definitely come down on the selectors, better to say on chief selector Faruque Ahmed.

The selection panel has suddenly felt that it made a mistake not to consider players like in-form Tushar Imran or Alok Kapali, the most talked about names in the local media people for a tough tour to the island.

It was learnt here that Faruque has been taking into consideration to send Tushar to Sri Lanka to strengthen the helpless batting before the third and final Test to be held at Kandy from July 11, which came as a surprise.

"Nothing is finalised. I talked with Faruque bhai and he told me that he is just thinking about it," said selector Akram Khan, who is accompanying the team, without elaborating as the whole team management is very concerned over the 'code of conduct' after assistant coach Sarwar Imran got unkind treatment after his remarks to the press a few days earlier.

The most important part of this episode is the idea came from home, not from the management on tour. It seemed from the very beginning of the trip that everything has been managed by a remote control from Dhaka. It is natural that only the tour management can understand what is happing here and what they require, but apparently, it looks like the authority could not keep faith on it.

Under these circumstances, it is difficult for the members of the management to motivate the boys to fight against such a formidable opposition.

And just think that the same selectors who had ignored Tushar, who deserved a spot in the Test side after his impressive performance in domestic circuit and with the A team, are now considering the right-hander to perform a rescue act.

The selectors had explained before the tour that they picked up the best possible side when Tushar's omission was questioned and now after only three innings, they are in a confusing state.

However, when contacted, Faruque told The Daily Star last night that he has talked with the management in Sri Lanka about strengthening the middle order batting.

"If the management in Sri Lanka feels that they need an additional player, we will provide it. The decision is theirs'. They will contact us again tomorrow and it could be Tushar or any one among Aftab, Tamim, Riyad and Forhad who will join the one-day team," the chief selector told.

Many think that the problem begun with some of the under-19 cricketers getting one-day success playing for the national team, a fact that perhaps misled the selectors to ignore the A team -- the link between the seniors and the juniors.

Moreover, the selectors seemed to have no standard policy about the Test side and hardly planned anything during a 14-month break from the five-day game.

On condition of anonymity, many players told that it would have been better if Kapali, who was not only the second highest scorer in the domestic first-class cricket but also claimed 24 wickets, was in the squad as the current team look too young to cope with pressure. However, the seniors have also failed to deliver the goods so far.

If the selectors firmly believe that these young guys are the future, then they should stick to their policy but unfortunately they have been always in love with the 'cut and chop' policy with Shakib Al Hasan being the latest example.

It is not fair to realise something in the middle of a series and forget it afterwards.