Batsman
Imrul Kayes is among five new inclusions in BCB's central contracts list for a period between 1st January to 31st December 2019. This, days after he had been
ignored for the upcoming New Zealand tour. Seamer
Khaled Ahmed and offspinner
Nayeem Hasan, who have played one and two Tests respectively, have also been handed a central contract, while fellow offspinner
Najmul Hossain Shanto has been cut from the list.
Seamers
Abu Jayed and
Mohammad Saifuddin are the other newcomers in the 17-man list. The BCB has changed the gradation of the salary slabs, making it only A+, A, B and rookie this year. Previously, there used to be two other slabs.
However, the annual salary remains the same, as the A+ category players are set to get BDT 400,000 per month this year too. Mashrafe Mortaza, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah are the top-tier earners, with the captains set to earn an extra amount.
Jayed, Saifuddin, Nayeem and Khaled have all been drafted in the rookie category.
A+ Category: Mashrafe Mortaza, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah
A Category: Imrul Kayes, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain
B Category: Mominul Haque, Liton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam
Rookie Category: Abu Hider, Abu Jayed, Nayeem Hasan, Saifuddin, Khaled Ahmed