Mahmudullah broke down when Bangladesh’s national anthem was played before the start of the match.
The reason was he missed his mother for some days now while the lovely celebration that followed his century in Adelaide yesterday was directed to his wife Mishty and son Mahrusullah.
“I was missing my mother when the national anthem was playing before the start of the match. The last line of the anthem [If sadness O mother casts a gloom on your face, my eyes are filled with tears] that reminded me of my mother a lot. I have not seen her for a long time, so Alhamdulillah I am very happy for everything,” said an emotional Mahmudullah.
“The flying kiss [after the hundred] was for my wife and my son as they were in hotel and were not able to come to the ground,” said the 29-year-old, apparently happy.
This innings will surely be at the top of his scoring list for the rest of his life while the lad from Mymensingh also said he never thought of becoming the first centurion for the Tigers at the World Cup although he had dreamed of scoring a hundred at the mega event.
“As long as I play cricket and Allah keeps me healthy, this innings will remain as one of the special innings of my life, especially as it is my first hundred.
“Even I was thinking about the hundred against Scotland but unfortunately I could not make it; but I never thought that I would score a hundred today,” said Mahmudullah.
He also revealed that he was nervous in his nineties but a boundary off James Anderson when he was on 92 relaxed his nerves.
Normally, a very soft spoken person, Mahmudullah desires to be a hero for the Tigers in the remaining matches.