Bangladesh Cricket Board Reveals 2025 Central Contracts List

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced their 2025 men's central contracts, with Taskin Ahmed as the sole A-plus player. The new grade-based salary policy benefits Test specialists. Changes include new players, higher salaries, and veteran omissions. Mahmudullah requested exclusion by February 2025, with notable returns for Soumya Sarkar and Shadman Islam.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) released its central contracts list for 2025, spotlighting Taskin Ahmed as the lone player in the A-plus category, as reported by ESPNcricinfo. Taskin is set to earn BDT 1 million monthly.

The BCB has shifted its salary system from a format-based to a grade-based approach, aiming to better support Test specialists. Bangladesh's captain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, is among the four players in Grade A, which offers a monthly salary of BDT 800,000. Grade B players receive BDT 600,000, including newcomer Nahid Rana, recognized for his stellar 2024 performance. New contract entrants also encompass Jaker Ali, Tanzid Hasan, and Rishad Hossain, securing Grade C status with BDT 400,000 monthly.

Veteran cricket figure Mahmudullah, who turned 39 last month, has asked to be excluded from contracts after February 2025, according to a BCB press release. Soumya Sarkar and Shadman Islam make a comeback to central contracts, absent since 2021 and 2022. However, notable names like Shakib Al Hasan and Nurul Hasan, part of last year's roster, are missing from the new list.

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