South Africa vs Pakistan, 1st Test, 11th-15th January @ Centurion

Re: South Africa vs Pakistan, 1st Test, 11th-15th January @ Centurion

“Asim Kamal is a pure Test player - we never considered him for one-dayers,” **Bari **explained.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/6251355.stm
How can Bari say that about Asim Kamal with conviction when the latter has n’t even been given the opportunity to prove himself in the one-day format? This is just beyond me.