Published: Mar 12, 2025, 11:02 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 12, 2025, 11:02 PM (IST)
Veteran Bangladesh batter Mahmudullah Riyad on Wednesday announced his retirement from international cricket. The cricketer broke the news through a social media post.
“I have decided to retire from international cricket. I would like to thank all of my teammates, coaches & specially my fans who have always supported me,” Mahmudullah wrote in a social media post.
Mahmudullah ends as Bangladesh’s fourth-highest ODI run-getter with 5689 runs at 36.46, including four centuries — all in ICC tournaments.
He scored back-to-back centuries in the 2015 World Cup, another in the 2017 Champions Trophy against New Zealand, and a fourth in the 2023 ODI World Cup against South Africa.
“I would like to thank all of my teammates, coaches & specially my fans who have always supported me. A big thank you to my parents, my in laws specially my father in law & most importantly my brother Emdad Ullah who has been there for me constantly since my childhood as my coach & mentor,” Mahmudullah added.
“And finally thanks to my wife & kids who have been my support system through thick & thin. I know Raeid will miss me in red & green jersey. Not everything comes to an end in a perfect way but you say yes & move forward. Best wishes to my team & Bangladesh cricket,” Mahmudullah concluded.
Mahmudullah, who played 239 ODIs, 50 Tests and 141 T20Is in his 17-year career. Making his ODI debut in 2007, Mahmudullah initially played as a lower-order all-rounder.
He later became a key middle-order batter, producing memorable knocks, including his historic 223-run stand with Shakib Al Hasan against New Zealand in 2017 Champions Trophy.
Mahmudullah’s retirement marks the end of Bangladesh’s golden generation, which included Tamim Iqbal, Shakib-Al-Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mashrafe Mortaza. He is Bangladesh’s only batter to score three ODI World Cup centuries.
