Some of those players have serious technical issues. For examples - Saif Hasan is another Anamul with almost no footwork; Naim Sheikh is mostly a front-foot player, struggles against short balls. Perhaps selectors being patient giving them time to work out their issues instead of rushing them in the national team.
Yes, they already made mistakes rushing in Afif and Zakir, but that does not mean they should persist with those mistakes. Zakir nowadays is not even good enough to hold his place in the A-team, while Afif is making good progress.
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