Mahmudullah born 4 February 1986, also known as Riyad, is a Bangladeshi cricketer and former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team in T20I. He has played First-class and List A cricket for Dhaka Division and has represented Bangladesh in all forms of the game.
Mahmudullah made his Test debut on 9 July 2009 against the West Indies and made a dream start to his career in whites. He failed with the bat, but produced the best bowling figures for a Bangladeshi on debut. He took 8 wickets in the match, including a 5-wicket haul in the second innings to help Bangladesh seal their first ever win abroad. The match figures remain his best till date.
He made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in 2007 and was labeled a limited-overs specialist for some time and he delivered in short bursts, hardly setting the world on fire. But his eight-wicket haul on Test debut (including a five-for in the second innings) against West Indies in 2009 spurred him on as he suddenly averaged 193 with the bat in the ODI tri-series against India and Sri Lanka later that year.
After the series win against West Indies, Mahmudullah found his rhythm with the bat in the longest format. He put up five scores of more than fifty in five consecutive matches, which also included his maiden Test ton against New Zealand at Hamilton. Although Mahmudullah scored that Test century batting at number 8, the selection committee preferred not to promote him up the order due to his perceived weakness against fast bowling, despite the number four spot having no permanent occupant.
During the third day of the one-off Test match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in July 2021, Mahmudullah hinted to his teammates that he was retiring from Test cricket. The news was coFollow us nfirmed when the Bangladeshi players gave him a guard of honour before the start of the fifth day’s play. His sudden decision to retire during a match was criticized by the BCB president, who said it would affect the team negatively. The match was his 50th match in Test cricket and he scored an unbeaten 150 runs, his career best, in the first innings, which earned him the Man of the Match award, and Bangladesh won by 220 runs. He officially announced his retirement from Test cricket in November 2021, before the First Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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