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• Full Name: Mohammad Mahmudullah
• Date of Birth: February 4, 1986
• Place of Birth: Mymensingh, Bangladesh
• Batting Style: Right-handed
• Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break
• Role: Batting all-rounder

Domestic Career:

Mahmudullah made his debut in first-class cricket for Dhaka Division in 2000-01 and gradually established himself as a reliable all-rounder. Over the years, he has played for various teams in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), including Khulna Titans. His consistent performances in domestic cricket paved the way for his selection in the national team.

International Career:

Mahmudullah made his international debut in July 2007 in an ODI against Sri Lanka. He quickly gained recognition for his composed batting in the middle order and his ability to bowl economically in crucial situations. He was soon an integral part of Bangladesh’s white-ball teams.

• ODI Debut: July 25, 2007, against Sri Lanka
• T20I Debut: September 1, 2007, against Kenya
• Test Debut: July 9, 2009, against West Indies

Mahmudullah has been one of Bangladesh’s most dependable players, excelling in high-pressure situations, especially in ICC tournaments.

Key Highlights:

• 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup: Mahmudullah rose to global prominence when he became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to score a century in a World Cup, with back-to-back centuries against England and New Zealand. His performance was instrumental in Bangladesh reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in World Cup history.

• Captaincy: Mahmudullah has captained the Bangladesh team on several occasions, particularly in T20Is. He took over as the T20I captain after Shakib Al Hasan's suspension in 2019. Under his leadership, Bangladesh won their first-ever T20I series against Australia in 2021.

Playing Style:

• Batting: Mahmudullah is known for his calm and composed batting, especially in the middle order. He is often referred to as Bangladesh’s “finisher,” with his ability to guide the team through tough chases. He has a solid technique but is also capable of accelerating when needed, making him a key player in both ODI and T20 formats.

• Bowling: Though not a front-line bowler, Mahmudullah’s off-spin has been used strategically in limited-overs cricket, particularly when conditions favor spin. His ability to bowl economically has been valuable to the team, especially in breaking partnerships.

Test Career:

Although Mahmudullah has played significant roles in Bangladesh's ODI and T20 teams, his Test career has been more sporadic. However, he has still had moments of brilliance in the longer format, including a century against Zimbabwe in 2020, before retiring from Test cricket later that year.

Achievements:

• First Bangladeshi to score two consecutive centuries in a World Cup (2015).
• Key player in Bangladesh’s 2015 and 2019 World Cup campaigns.
• Part of the Bangladesh team that made historic wins against teams like England, South Africa, and Australia.

Retirement from Test Cricket:

In 2021, Mahmudullah announced his retirement from Test cricket after playing his final Test against Zimbabwe, where he made an unbeaten 150. He remains a crucial figure in Bangladesh’s ODI and T20I squads.

Leadership and Legacy:

Mahmudullah is widely respected for his leadership qualities and his ability to stay calm under pressure. As one of Bangladesh’s senior-most players, his experience and ability to perform in high-stakes matches make him a pillar of the national team.

Despite not always being in the spotlight, Mahmudullah has consistently delivered crucial performances, earning him a place as one of Bangladesh's most reliable and experienced cricketers

Mahmudullah developed into one of the five pillars of Bangladesh cricket in the post-2010 time of development and relative success. A center request hitter who bowls useful offspin, he is also one of Bangladesh's best fielders ever. Mahmudullah's numbers put him in the advanced gathering of allrounders who have accumulated 10,000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches in international cricket across formats.

He showed capacity in various batting positions and, combined with his handiness with the ball, that made him invaluable to Bangladesh in the 2010s. He finished as Bangladesh's sixth-highest run-scorer in Tests when he suddenly resigned from the organization in 2021. Mahmudullah also captained Bangladesh, in T20Is predominantly. Whether captain or not, partners over the course of the years commended Mahmudullah for being a characteristic chief and a shrewd thinker about the game.

Brought into the world in Mymensingh, a district found 115km toward the north of Dhaka, Mahmudullah took in his game in his old neighborhood prior to coming to the cash-flow to participate in the ACC U-15 tournament in 2000. That tournament, in Malaysia, also highlighted the likes of Irfan Pathan and Farveez Maharoof. Mahmudullah also spent time playing for the MCC Youthful Cricketers in 2005 preceding he required domestic one-day cricket in Dhaka by storm.

An international senior presentation looked imminent and Mahmudullah properly slotted into Bangladesh's white-ball side in 2007. A Test debut came in 2009, when he took 12 wickets in four innings against West Indies, still one of Bangladesh's best overseas bowling performances. His first enormous batting show came in Hamilton, a Test century against New Zealand in 2010. The unbelievable Bangladeshi journalist Utpal Shuvro commented after that innings that some of Mahmudullah's strokes had shades of VVS Laxman.

Hamilton would become one of his number one grounds, with two additional centuries coming there - first in the 2015 World Cup, and afterward in a Test match in 2019. The 2015 World Cup will have cheerful memories for him overall: he struck consecutive centuries in the World Cup, the first coming in Bangladesh's famous win against Britain in Adelaide.

Like most of Bangladesh's top cricketers, ODIs, or white-ball cricket, has been Mahmudullah's strong suit. He developed from a lower-request player to a center request mainstay, sometimes in any event, batting in the best three to give the group immense adaptability.

Much more impressive was the manner in which Mahmudullah transformed himself into a T20 finisher for a very long time from 2016 to 2021. He mastered the ethereal flick over fine leg, a shot that he used to win a tight and controversial game against Sri Lanka in 2018.

International cricket has given Mahmudullah some lows as well. He lost the T20I captaincy after a dismal T20 World Cup in 2021, and afterward lost his spot in the ODI side in 2023. Yet, Bangladesh's batting regressed so much in the months that followed that the selectors had to bring him back, and he proceeded to have another solid World Cup showing, in India in 2023.

For the random data fans out there, Mahmudullah has been a casualty in six international full go-arounds. He is known for his dry sense of humor, and has been one of the most famous cricketers in Bangladesh.