Mahmudullah in a new role!

Mahmudullah Riyad may be seen in a new role after retiring from international cricket. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is reportedly planning to add him as a mentor for the Under-19 team.

Mahmudullah Riyad is one of the biggest stars of Bangladeshi cricket. This experienced cricketer retired from international cricket in 2025. This star cricketer announced his retirement after the Champions Trophy. Earlier, Riyad retired from the short format of cricket, T20, in India in 2024. Even earlier, this all-rounder retired from this format after playing a Test against Zimbabwe in 2021.

Riyad has scored more than 11,000 runs in three formats in his long international career. He has also taken 176 wickets. He is now getting the opportunity to share his long experience with the national team with young cricketers. As part of the BCB's current plan, retired cricketers from the national team are being added to the age-based teams for coaching and mentoring. In that vein, Mahmudullah may be offered an offer to work with the youth team until the 2028 Under-19 World Cup.

A BCB official said that the youth are being brought into the coaching structure because they can learn a lot from the former experienced cricketers of the national team.

He said the decision to appoint Abdur Razzak as HP's spin coach and Mahmudullah as the youth team's mentor is part of that thinking. Mahmudullah will be at the camp for a specific period of time during the youth team's camp and work with the cricketers.

Despite retiring from international cricket, he still plays regularly in domestic cricket. Mahmudullah last played for Rangpur Riders in the BPL. He is currently playing for Prime Bank Cricket Club in the Dhaka Premier League.