32 Facts About Mahmudullah

Mohammad Mahmudullah, known as Riyad, is a former international Bangladeshi cricketer and former captain for the side in T20I and test matches.

Mahmudullah plays for Dhaka Division and has represented the national team in all formats.

Mahmudullah has scored more than 10,000 runs and taken 150+ wickets in international cricket.

Mahmudullah is renowned for his ability to finish a close limited over game.

Mahmudullah is the first Bangladeshi to score a World Cup hundred.

Mahmudullah started his career as a bowler and then converted into a batsman who could bowl off-breaks.

An auction was held for teams to buy players, and Mahmudullah was bought by the Chittagong Kings for $110,000.

Mahmudullah scored 180 runs in 10 innings with 1 fifty, and took 4 wickets.

Mahmudullah scored 201 runs in 7 innings with 1 fifty.

Mahmudullah scored 237 runs in 13 innings with 2 half-centuries.

Mahmudullah scored 206 runs in 8 innings with 2 half-centuries.

Mahmudullah was called up for Bangladesh's ODI squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka in Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka in July 2007.

Mahmudullah made his debut on the tour, in the third ODI, where he was Bangladesh's second highest scorer with 36 runs and took 2 wickets, in a match that Sri Lanka won by 39 runs.

Mahmudullah went on to be picked for Bangladesh's squads for a quadrangular series in Kenya in 2007 and the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.

Mahmudullah made his Test debut on 9 July 2009 against the West Indies.

Mahmudullah performed poorly with the bat, but obtained the best test bowling figures in a match by a Bangladeshi on debut, with an eight-wicket haul, including a five wicket haul in the second innings.

Mahmudullah was included in Bangladesh's 15-man squad for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.

On 20 September 2011, Mahmudullah was named Bangladesh's vice-captain, taking over from Tamim Iqbal after the previous captain and deputy were sacked.

Mahmudullah scored 56 runs and bowled in just one match, taking three wickets from seven deliveries.

Mahmudullah was named in the 'Team of the tournament' by Cricbuzz.

Mahmudullah scored a century against New Zealand in a crucial virtual Quarterfinals for the semi-final berth.

Shakib Al Hasan was ruled out of the first T20I, with Mahmudullah named as captain in his place.

Mahmudullah was named captain in the squad for the home series against West Indies but Shakib al Hasan returned and captained.

On 20 July 2021, during the tour of Zimbabwe, Mahmudullah played in his 200th ODI match.

In September 2021, Mahmudullah was named as the captain of Bangladesh's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Mahmudullah was included in the Bangladesh squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

Mahmudullah was the top-scorer for Bangladesh in the tournament with 328 runs.

Mahmudullah officially announced his retirement from Test cricket in November 2021, before the First Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Mahmudullah was signed by sports agency Imago Sports Management after the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

Mahmudullah is the first Bangladeshi centurion in World Cup to sign a contract with HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Limited.

Mahmudullah will be featured on Scan Cement billboards, TVC, and other promotional activities.

Mahmudullah is the brother in law of fellow cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim as his wife's younger sister, Jannatul Kifayet Mondi is married to Mushfiqur.