Apparently, the Bangladeshi paper (http://www.prothom-alo.org/) says that the Bangladeshi ‘keeper Khaled Masud joked with the ground staff that with the current pitch, there is no need of a wicketkeeper as the ball won’t reach the ‘keeper. But India decided to go with two ‘keepers

Jokes aside, I do agree with your point. Given the conditions, performing the dual role of keeper/opener is probably asking for too much.

-Mahesh

Some selectors are waiting to drop him. Ajit Wadekar questioned Karthik’s selection. But Kartick has scored at every opportunity.

a 60+ against SA – Ntini and Pollack “at South Africa” .

I do not why some folks think Yuvraj is a better batsman than Karthik ?

VVS is a class player and VVS is a better player than Karthik and VVS is also a better player than Ganguly.

With the arrival of Dhoni, most people had written him off – To Karthik’s credit he created opportunities for himself and found his way back into the team. Another half century in this series, and he is going to find a spot in the squad for the England tour – that too as an opener. If that it indeed happens, it remains to be seen how he handles the new ball in England – if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere (almost)…

If India had to go with 5 bowlers, then someone has to sit.

Why not drop Jaffer and Ganguly and Karthik open the innings ? This way, the middle order is Rahul Dravid, Sachin and VVS.