Yes, Pilot is the best keeper/batsman in Bangladesh and our team has much to owe to him. Selim did very well behind the stumps I thought. The thing is, Selim might turn out to be a better cricketer, but this was just his first match, so we can't compare him to Pilot. I mean when Steve Waugh retires, we aren't going to compare his replacement with him right away will we? So comparing Selim to Pilot is very unfair on him.
From a purely cricketing point of view, there is no doubt in my mind that Pilot should be in the team ahead of Selim. I would never have thought of dropping Pilot. However, problems regarding Pilot are worse than they seem or what we are being told. I hope it is sorted out soon.
[Edited on 17-4-2003 by Sham]
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