Khaled Mahmud
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Khaled Mahmud (born July 26, 1971, in Dhaka
) is a former Bangladesh
i cricket
er. A medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman, he played international cricket for Bangladesh
from 1998 to 2006, captaining the team from 2003 to 2004.
An all-rounder
in domestic cricket, Mahmud's international success was mostly limited to his bowling in One Day Internationals, peaking with the defeat of Pakistan
in the 1999 world cup
. His batting record was poor, and in 2003 his Test
bowling average
rose above 400, the worst of all time, after a wicketless match against Australia
, though it quickly fell again.
Mahmud retired from international cricket in 2006, scoring a respectable 36 in his final match.He now serves as the assistant coach of the Bangladesh National cricket team.
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
) is a former Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
i cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. A medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman, he played international cricket for Bangladesh
Bangladeshi cricket team
The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status...
from 1998 to 2006, captaining the team from 2003 to 2004.
An all-rounder
All-rounder
An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a few batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists...
in domestic cricket, Mahmud's international success was mostly limited to his bowling in One Day Internationals, peaking with the defeat of Pakistan
Pakistani cricket team
The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
in the 1999 world cup
1999 Cricket World Cup
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. His batting record was poor, and in 2003 his Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
rose above 400, the worst of all time, after a wicketless match against Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
, though it quickly fell again.
Mahmud retired from international cricket in 2006, scoring a respectable 36 in his final match.He now serves as the assistant coach of the Bangladesh National cricket team.