Well your best players aren’t going to be out of form long so they should get picked anyway unless they are in terminal decline.
The players who don’t have secure spots, yes form should play a part in selection as well as conditions.
E.g. tamim is a given as opener especially in ODIs and tests but he has no secure partner and we have a bunch jostling for a spot I.e. liton, soumya, imrul, anamul so the 2nd opener spot can be down to form.
In saying that you still want players to get a consistent run. I think if you’re going to pick a player you probably need to get them at least 3 series before dropping them, especially in tests where generally BD just plays a 2 match series.
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