Pilot the best in the subcontinent

[chinaman]

Bangladesh national team coach Dav Whatmore described wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud Pilot as the best player behind the stumps in the sub-continent.

Speaking at a ceremony, organised by the Paramount Insurance Company Ltd to honour the three centurions for Bangladesh in the first Test against the West Indies at St. Lucia in the recently-concluded Caribbean tour, Whatmore also described Mashud’s hundred as long overdue.

“We always felt he wasn’t getting enough runs for us and he finally did it this time,” said the burly Australian, who regretted for not being there to witness the landmark because of an unscheduled departure.

Whatmore was not short of praise for skipper Habibul Bashar. “He has a batting technique which only belongs to him and every time he gets set we know he is going to get runs, and get them quickly,” said the burly coach. “However, he has 18 fifties, and in the future we would like to see them converted into hundreds more often,” added Whatmore.

Whatmore turned tongue-n-cheek when speaking on Rafique.

“I am a specialised batsman and in seven Tests for Australia my top score was 78. Rafique is a bowler who bats at number nine and has a hundred. I am scared the next time I give him any batting tip he is not going to take me seriously,” Whatmore joked.

Whatmore reserved a few words for stand-in manager Faruque Ahmed. “Every time we changed venues we entered a new country. Without pointing fingers, West Indies is not an easy place to tour and we don’t know what we would have done without Farque.”

On the Bangladesh team, Whatmore said they realised that they should have won one more of the six competitive one-day matches (Bangladesh won one match against Zimbabwe) they played in the two previous tours put together. “We also hope to achieve the elusive Test victory very soon,” added Whatmore.

Paramount Insurance Company Ltd. gave away a check for Tk. 30,000 to Habibul Bashar, Md. Rafique and Khaled Mashud as a part of ‘Golden Bat Awards’. Chairman of Paramount Shakhawat Hossain handed over the prizes. Vice-chairman Alock Das, Corporate Marketing Director Athar Ali and Bangladesh team manager Faruque Ahmed were also present on the occasion.

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[chinaman]

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[sageX]

Nice words of praise.

[200SX]

pilot is da best kepper in asian region ...............for last few decades

[abhs]

Pilot Rafique Sumonnnnnnnnn
Sera amara tinjon
.......

no, no, I don't want to start a song now. Here is a nice picture of the three greats.




Source: Bangladesher Khela

[Huda]

he is porbably exagerrating a bit, but mashud is a very clever wicket keeper, and this has been said many commentators, alike and his determination in his batting is very good.

[AsifTheManRahman]

Pilot is indeed the best keeper in Asia; he has been so for a long time now.

[Huda]

he is the best keeper, but NOT the best keeper bastmen, kaluwithrana of sri lanka is a better keeper batsmen than mashud

[FaltuRidwanBhai]

jaihok,
abaro kintu shobaike onek onek shubechha. ai 3 starke akshathe dekhe kintu khubi bhalo lagche. hoito pilot is not a better batsman than kalu but i think he is a better keeper. and i think his job is first to be a keeper than a batsman. so i think he is doing his job right. pilot is probably the best keeper right now in the sub continent. because one of the fact is that he is stable in the team whereever the keepers in the other sub continent countries are not stable. dannabad.

[billah]

Pilot is Mr Reliable. In the second test (WI), when our bowlers were having a miserable time on the second day, the fielders dropped crucial catches, he held both of his. Those were the only two wickets to fall that day, Gayle and Lara.

[rafik]

Yes Pilot is the best behind the wicket in the Asia.

[FaltuRidwanBhai]

ji bhai,
pilot nishhondehe desher ebong asia ar onnotomo shera wicket keeper. ebong bat batting ebong fielding duti shomoyai tini kintu besh dependable. jokhon dekha jachhe je shobai olpo run a out hoye jachhe tokhon kintu dekha jai je onno prante pilot asthar shathe tike achen. echara fielding ar shomoy jokhon dekha jai je shobai palla diye catch felche aker por ak tokhon kintu pilot thiki tarta thik motoni asthar shathe dhorche. he can hold the nerves very well. bipoder shomoy besh shokto haate haal dhorte tini kintu paren. we will really loose something valuable after he retires. but i am sure that is a long way. i hope by that time selim or anowar will be more matured or someone new such as dhiman ghosh or someone we dont know rite now will emerge and will be able to fill his gap. dannabad.