I agree. Its better to take him up in steps. Fazal, the rules are there specifically to avoid situations like these, when a player scores a lot of runs and we all get really excited and want him in the national team straight away, what I usually refer to as the Pakistani aproach. But look at what happened with Faisal Hussain last year.
When we identify a talented player early, the aproach should be to groom him and make him ready for the highest standard so that when he does make it into Test cricket, he can adapt quickly and have a long and successful career. We don't want to thrust them into Test cricket at the age of 16 because we got impatient and see more talent go to waste!
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