The latest newcomer to the Bangladesh national cricket team all rounder Mahmudullah Riyad is not happy with his performance in the just-concluded Sri Lanka-Bangladesh one-day series. He mentioned that he could have done better than what he has delivered. But he could not quite succeed to do much. This feeling hurts the young cricketer a lot. He esteems his team’s triumph more than his personal performance. For this reason unless his performance brings victory for the team, he does not count his personal feat. He would have been happier if his team could win on his bad bay.

Riyad got only one chance (the 3rd ODI) to play replacing middle order batsman Tushar Imran. Yet he came in focus in that single chance. Bagging 2 wickets (Dilshan and Chandana) with off spin bowling and scoring 36 runs he showed an excellent all-round performance, on his international debut. But this success did not make him proud. He hopes to perform better in future.

This young cricket talent seems to be matured in his thinking and way of expression. He evaluates his own performance after every match. And he wants to keep this habit up to the international level. He feels that every cricketer can contribute to the team’s overall performance by lifting his personal performance.

Riyad is reluctant to get lost after showing sparkling performance in just one match. Rather he wants to maintain consistency of success in every match. To achieve this goal, he is always prepared to do the required hard work. He firmly believes that a cricketer should prioritize his consistency more than anything else.