Actually
Mohammed Salim was the one selected when Pilot got dropped for a while after the World Cup. He played two Tests and one ODI against South Africa.
Anwar Hussain was strangely enough picked solely as a batsman, an opening batsman at that, for 1 Test and 1 ODI against West Indies in November 2002! He was actually picked for the 3rd ODI, in which he scored a patient 42 as an opener, second highest score after Kapali's 89 not out. That prompted the selectors to pick him for the first Test, again as an opener, but he scored 14 in two innings, so he was dropped never to be picked again. I have to say, we had some strange selections under Aliul!
As for keepers, I guess Dhiman is one to look out for!
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