rafique was never a threat in ODIs... hence, leaving him out to accomadate a pacer is not a bad idea... at this stage anything goes... moreover, rafique is one of the oldest campaigners in the team and he should be rested once in a while... especially considering his valuable contribution to test cricket... there shouldn't be any doubt that rafique is our NO 1 bowler in test cricket... i would even go as far as to making him a part-timer in the shorter version of the game... i say this cuz without Rafique we won't even survive past the third day...
khaled mahmud's exclusion doesn't really need much elaboration...
[Edited on 29-7-2004 by Flip Master Mick]
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