Mahmudullah Riyad

Walsh’s batting tips help out Riyad

Tigers are currently undergoing a training camp ahead of the T20 series against Afghanistan without the presence of a batting-centric coach. T20 vice-captain Mahmudullah Riyad said the players were helping each other out and shared story of how coach Courtney Walsh’s suggestion worked for him during a nets session.
27 May 2018, 12:26 PM

‘On a given day, you can beat any team in T20s’

Bangladesh’s T20 vice-captain Mahmudullah Riyad says that the T20 series against Afghanistan will be a challenge since there are no big or small teams in T20 cricket.
17 May 2018, 10:22 AM

'I was praying before that six'

Mahmudullah Riyad has emerged as one of the calmest and most composed characters in the Bangladesh dressing room due to his
4 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Riyad bhai fulfilled his promise, it’s my turn now: Shakib

Bangladesh’s T20I and Test captain Shakib Al Hasan said today that Mahmudullah Riyad has fulfilled his promise of taking the Tigers to the Nidahas Trophy final. And now it is about time for him to take it one notch higher.
17 March 2018, 13:25 PM

Can Tigers harness T20 unpredictably?

Toss could play an important role in the outcome of the match but the key remains whether the Tigers can keep their belief and unpredictability intact against India.
14 March 2018, 08:13 AM

'Our feet are on the ground'

Just five days ago, even the body language of the Bangladesh national team told volumes of their downturn in form and questions were raised over whether the Tigers have the ability to recover from their recent series of disappointments.
13 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Tigers to wear armbands as mark of respect for the victims of US-Bangla plane crash tragedy

Bangladesh’s stand-in skipper Mahmudullah Riyad suggests that Tigers will take the field against India on March 14 wearing badges as a mark of respect towards the victims of the US-Bangla plane crash tragedy.
13 March 2018, 08:33 AM

Seeking the Kohli attitude

The standout deficiencies of the Bangladesh team since the tour of South Africa in September-October last year are their attitude and
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Tridents bag Shakib; Riyad goes to Patriots

The players' draft for the 2018 Caribbean Premier League was held in London on Thursday and Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al
2 March 2018, 18:00 PM

'We are going nowhere'

Stand-in Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad warned that if they keep on playing like this they are going nowhere, especially in the shortest version of cricket.
18 February 2018, 18:00 PM

We still have pride to play for, says Mahmudullah

Following their losses to Sri Lanka in the tri-series and the Test series, Tigers also lost the first of the two-match T20 series by six wickets and skipper Mahmudullah Riyad insists that their pride is still at stake in the last match of the T20 series.
17 February 2018, 12:32 PM

‘Fear of failure doesn’t bode well for T20 success’

Ahead of the T20 series, Bangladesh picked five new faces in their squad and there are suggestions that Tigers were experimenting too much with these new inclusions, but captain Mahmudullah Riyad suggests that it is better to play T20 cricket without fear of failure.
14 February 2018, 08:16 AM

‘Great chance for us to win a Test series’

Mahmudullah Riyad insists that there will be more help for the bowlers at Mirpur and opines that Tigers have a great chance to win the series if they can continue their positive intent.
7 February 2018, 08:34 AM

Riyad did not want it this way

Mahmudullah Riyad was handed the captaincy following Shakib’s Al Hasan’s unavailability for the first Test against Sri Lanka but Riyad suggests that this is not how he would have liked to get the opportunity of captaining the Bangladesh Test side.
30 January 2018, 10:44 AM

A more matured Mahmudullah ready for vice-captaincy

Bangladesh Mahmudullah Riyad has matured over the years since his last tenure as vice-captain and the player suggests that he is more ready for the role.
25 December 2017, 12:41 PM

Titans triumph over Rangpur Riders

A fighting 100-run partnership between Rangpur Riders' Nahidul Islam and Ravi Bopar was not enough to see Rangpur chase down the target of 159 as Khulna Titans win by 9 runs at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.
24 November 2017, 10:07 AM

'I will miss Chandika'

Mahmudullah Riyad yesterday became the first senior Bangladesh team member to come out and praise Chandika Hathurusingha, since the Sri Lankan's resignation as the Tigers head coach was confirmed.
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Shakib, Tamim, Mustafizur, Mahmudullah to feature in PSL

PSL outfit Peshwar Zalmi pick up Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal while Mustafizur Rahman and Mahmudullah Riyad join Lahore Qalanders and Quetta Gladiators respectively.
12 November 2017, 12:22 PM

‘We’ll bat better in the second Test’

Mahmudullah Riyad, one of the few Bangladesh batsmen to have enjoyed success during the first Test againt South Africa, reflects on Tigers' performance and says that Bangladesh will fare better with the bat in the second Test.
3 October 2017, 10:35 AM

Mahmudullah set for CPL stint

West Indies CPL team Jamaica Tallawahs acquire the services of Bangladesh cricketer Mahmudullah Riyad, who was left out of the Test squad for Bangladesh’s series against Australia.
20 August 2017, 09:42 AM