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Mohammad Ilyas Mahmood (born March 19, 1946, Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in ten Tests from 1964 to 1969. In his brief career, he failed to have a long-lasting impact on the international arena with his batting average being a miserly 23.21, compared to 35.71 in first-class cricket. He made his debut against Australia in 1964 at Melbourne but failed to make an impact, scoring 6 and 3 in a drawn case. However, in the return tour of New Zealand to Pakistan, he found some form and scored a match-winning 126 at Karachi in 1964. He last played for Pakistan in 1969 against England where he could not score enough runs to further retain his place in the squad.

Life after retirement
Mohammad Ilyas headed the junior selection committee of the Pakistan cricket team in November 2008. He further went on to be a part of the selection committee of the senior squad in July 2009. He maintained that position until July 2010, when his contract expired and was not renewed. He served another stint as the interim chief selector for the Pakistan cricket team from October 2011 to May 2012, resigning due to personal issues.

Controversy
His appointment as selector of the national team is marred with controversy. He is the father-in-law of Imran Farhat. He first threatened to go on a hunger strike after the allegedly unfair treatment of his son-in-law after Farhat was overlooked during selection. Farhat, himself, protested and was fined 50% of his match fee for dissent. Ilyas was also banned from the Gaddafi Stadium by the PCB after he threatened to 'go on a war' against the selectors. Moreover, Ilyas had a fallout with Shahid Afridi which resulted in Afridi retiring conditionally from International cricket. Ilyas opposed the selection of Afridi whereas Afridi accused Ilyas of giving unfair advantage to his son-in-law, Imran Farhat. Ilyas held the argument that Afridi favored a certain group of cricketers. He was served two showcause notices by the PCB in June 2011 due to his part in the Afridi-PCB dispute and his appearance in a talk-show that included the banned Salman Butt on the guest panel. He was suspended by the PCB but then his suspension was lifted after a disciplinary committee hearing. He was issued a warning by the committee and was asked to practice caution whilst dealing with the media.