Khaled Mahmud Sujon (born 26 July 1971) is a former Bangladeshi

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er and a former

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and

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captain. A medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman, he played international cricket for

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from 1998 to 2006, captaining the team from 2003 to 2004. He started his role as Technical Director of

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before the tri-series 2018, where Bangladesh,

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and

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are participators.

Domestic career

He scored his only

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century which was 145* against Bhahawalpur where he along with Minhajul Abedin Nannu set the highest 5th wicket stand in List A cricket history(267*)

International career

Mahmud was born in

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. An

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in domestic cricket, his international success was mostly limited to his bowling in

s, peaking with the defeat of

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in the 1999 World Cup, when he scored 27 and took 3 for 31 off 10 overs and won the

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award. He took 4 for 37 and 3 for 68 in the Third Test against Pakistan at Multan in 2003–04.Pakistan v Bangladesh, Multan 2003-04
/ref> Mahmud retired from international cricket in 2006, scoring a respectable 36 in his final match. He served as the assistant coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team and is now the manager of the team.

Health

In July 2017, he suffered a

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and was taken to Singapore for treatment.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahmud, Khaled 1971 births Living people Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Bangladesh Test cricketers Bangladesh Test cricket captains Bangladeshi cricketers Dhaka Metropolis cricketers Dhaka Division cricketers Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2003 Cricket World Cup Bangladesh Premier League coaches Bangladeshi cricket coaches Cricketers from Dhaka Commonwealth Games competitors for Bangladesh