[Baundule]

Some people mention that he bats slowly; he is only good at wicket-keeping; but he can not bat etc. etc. Here are some ODI stats of KM:

Last 3 years (2004-2006):

Career averages

	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
unfiltered	1995-2006	126	110	27	1818	71*	21.90	3315	54.84	0	7	8	124+	5+	Profile
filtered	2004-2006	57	46	15	942	71*	30.38	1541	61.12	0	4	2	54	3

Only 2004:

Career averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
unfiltered	126	110	27	1818	71*	21.90	3315	54.84	0	7	8	124+	5+	Profile
filtered	19	18	4	399	54	28.50	614	64.98	0	2	1	28	2

Only 2005:

Career averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
unfiltered	126	110	27	1818	71*	21.90	3315	54.84	0	7	8	124+	5+	Profile
filtered	14	12	6	261	71*	43.50	408	63.97	0	2	0	15	1

Only 2006:

Career averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
unfiltered	126	110	27	1818	71*	21.90	3315	54.84	0	7	8	124+	5+	Profile
filtered	24	16	5	282	48*	25.63	519	54.33	0	0	1	11	0

Musfiqur Rahim:

Career averages

	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
overall	2006-2008	35	29	6	476	57	20.69	849	56.06	0	2	5	32	3	Profile

I have highlighted the numbers: averages and strike rates. The decision is yours. On my part, the sad thing is, this way we replace performers by non-performing lotteries and that only destroys BD cricket.

Just to mention, he bats pretty low at the order, at 8 or 7 (a few times). Mushfique usually bats higher in the order. Because of batting at the tail, he does not gets the relatively 'easy' runs against Zim or Kenya. Most of his runs come against the better 8s and most often in crisis.