Mahmudullah opts out of BCB central contract for 2025

A Bangladesh Cricket Board official said on Monday that experienced cricketer Mahmudullah requested the board to not offer him a central contract from March 2025.

In the proposed central contract list for 2025, the selection panel kept Mahmudullah in grade B category. "He( Mahmudullah) requested the board not to consider him in the central contract from March onwards," a BCB official told Cricbuzz adding that he will receive the salary for January and February as he was part of the central contract that begins from the start of the year.

In the last board meeting the central contract draft was tabled but did not get approval right away. Post the Champions Trophy, both Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim's place in the national team came under scrutiny. Rahim retired from ODIs recently and Mahmudullah, who has played 239 ODIs in his 18-year career, is expected to follow the same path soon.

It is understood that Mahmudullah informed the board that he is not interested to take part in the 2027 World Cup and his withdrawal from the central contract can certainly be considered a move in that direction.