Mahmudullah opts out as BCB awards central contracts to 22 players for 2025

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 10, 2025, 22:12 IST

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The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday announced central contracts for 2025, awarding 22 players including stars like Litton Das and Shadman Islam. Mahmudullah will not continue his contract beyond February 2025 and Mushfiqur Rahim is now in Grade B. Bangladesh exited the ICC Champions Trophy in the group stage, surpassing Sri Lanka and West Indies in rankings.

Mahmudullah opts out as BCB awards central contracts to 22 players for 2025

Mahmudullah. (Pic Credit - X)

NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced central contracts for 2025 on Monday, awarding 22 players. Most of the contracted players were part of Bangladesh’s squad at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, held in Dubai and Pakistan.
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Veteran all-rounder Mahmudullah has informed BCB Cricket Operations that he does not wish to continue his national contract beyond February 2025. As a result, he will be excluded from the list starting in March. Meanwhile, former captain Mushfiqur Rahim, who recently retired from ODIs, will be placed in Grade B from March onwards.

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Wicketkeeper Parvez Hossain Emon, who did not feature in the Champions Trophy, has also been left out of the contract list.
Among the players awarded contracts are wicketkeeper Litton Das, pacer Hasan Mahmud, Test opener Shadman Islam, spinner Taijul Islam, and bowler Shoriful Islam, who missed the Champions Trophy due to injury.
Batting all-rounder Mominul Haque, bowling all-rounder Mahedi Hasan, and pacer Khaled Ahmed were also included.
The contracts, effective from January 1, 2025, are divided into five categories:

A+ Category: Taskin Ahmed (sole recipient)
A Category: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim
B Category: Mominul Haque, Taijul Islam, Mahmudullah (till Feb 2025), Mustafizur Rahman, Tawhid Hridoy, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana
C Category: Shadman Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Jaker Ali, Tanzid Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mahedi Hasan
D Category: Nasum Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed

Bangladesh exited in the group stage of the ICC Champions Trophy after defeats to India and New Zealand, while their match against hosts Pakistan was washed out.
However, securing a place in the tournament was a significant achievement, as Bangladesh finished among the top eight in the ODI rankings, surpassing former World Cup winners Sri Lanka and the West Indies.

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