There were strong opinions among the members of the team think-tank that the time had come to take a courageous decision about the opener who has been in and out of the one-day side for a long time.

It was learnt that the Faruque Ahmed-led selection panel including coach Dav Whatmore and captain Habibul Bashar are seriously considering to give Javed a message about his one-day fate and try a new opening pair in the ICC's second biggest one-day tournament in India.

In the five-day game, Javed's atypical ability to occupy the crease still might be considered as a quality but many believe that it is now very costly for the one-day side when Bangladesh loves to peer the slogan in the shorter-version that 'we go for win in the one-day game'.

Left-hander Shahriar Nafees, who was recently appointed vice-captain of the team for the October-November competition, apparently seemed to have settled in the opening slot through his impressive batting in the last one year but needs a real partner to not only solve the opening problem but also avoid the repeated top-order failure.

It was time and again proved that Javed's, who so far has played 53 ODIs over eleven years, uncharacteristic 'cut and chop' shot is not good enough to build up or carry an innings in the abridged version and the selectors' cut-throat approach towards him also gave the indication that they were also undecided about his position.

After some poor performances in the first three matches in Zimbabwe Javed, where he scored 8, 10 and 6 respectively, was dropped for the remaining games and was finally excluded from the Kenya leg of the African tour.

Now the inclusion of young Mehrab Hossain in the 18-member preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy made many believed that the selectors were ready to go one step forward to inject new blood in this position.

The chief selector admitted they are in for quite an intense discussion on the topic when they meet within two days to decide the final 14 before the ICC deadline.

"When we included a young guy in the preliminary squad as an opener then understandably it would be an issue that we must discuss intensively. We can't write off anybody but what I want to say is that the next World Cup is very much on our mind," said Faruque without elaborating.

When asked whether they still needed a dour start that Javed had usually provided for the team, the former national skipper and a dashing batsman came up with a diplomatic explanation.

"You know that the top-order batting is a real headache for our team and we believe that once we get a consistent opening pair the problem would be half solved. There is no problem if any opener plays cautiously because it is very important to give the team a platform to build on. But it is worthless if you play cautiously and get out after making 25 or something like that," he said.

"We tried different combinations in the opening slot but unfortunately nothing has come out of it. If we want to find the perfect one before the World Cup, we should try it as early as possible," he added.

It was learned that most of the members were determined to close the Javed chapter in the one-day game although there was a different opinion who believed that "there is still lack of competent challengers right at the moment and that's why it would be suicidal to say the long-serving opener goodbye".

But the reality is that the team will never find a useful combination if the selectors stick to their old policy of 'inclusion and exclusion' which will only prolong the agony for a batsman like Javed.

Since Bangladesh's entrance in the international stage in 1986 there was a time when 'a respectable defeat' would have been an achievement, but this is not the case these days. You just can't sit back and say 'we have to play positive'; it is time to win.