Mohammad Mithun was born March 3, 1991 is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his first class in 2006/07 season for Sylhet Division. He plays for Sylhet Sunrisers in the Bangladesh Premier League. He started off as a wicketkeeper in age-group cricket, and has continued in the role, although his batting has always been his stronger suit.
He is a batsman who prefers to play the long innings, though he has also been known to take the aerial route as he has often batted in the top-order in limited-overs cricket. Mithun made his first-class debut in 2006 for Khulna Division, although he remained a regular in the Bangladesh under-19 side. Mithun made his First-Class debut when he was barely 15 and was also a part of the 2008 Under-19 Bangladesh team. He had a good limited-overs season in 2008-09 when he scored 285 runs for his team at an intimidating strike rate of 105. Although, he was named in many 15-member squads, his chances of playing an international game came only in early 2014 when he debuted in a T20I against Sri Lanka. Although Mithun was not able to get off the mark in that game, consistent performances at the domestic level in the past earned him recognition. Over the next few years, he was ignored for national selection, but the weight of domestic performances eventually saw him earning a recall in 2018 for the ODI tri-series at home. Issues to some other key young players has opened a lifeline for Mithun who is hoping to redeem his career. He has all the gifts but needs to know how to use them., after which he took three years to get into the next level, playing for Bangladesh A in their 2011 tour to the West Indies. He had averaged 50.81 in first-class cricket during that season, including three centuries. His next good season was 2013-14, which was also his most productive, as he scored 706 runs in nine matches.
In October 2018, Mithun was named in Bangladesh’s Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe. He made his debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on 11 November 2018. He became the most experienced first-class cricketer from Bangladesh to make his Test debut, with 88 matches.
In April 2019, Mohammad Mithun was named in Bangladesh’s 15 man squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.