Dhaka, March 10 -- rounder Mahmudullah has opted out of the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) central contract, which was officially announced on Monday.

While BCB had initially included him in the contract for 2025, the veteran cricketer requested to be removed.

Mahmudullah, who has already retired from Test and T20I cricket, recently endured a difficult campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy. His longtime teammate Mushfiqur Rahim, who also struggled in the tournament, announced his ODI retirement on March 5.

However, Mushfiqur remains in the central contract under Category 'A' but will be moved to Category 'B' starting this month.

Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed is the only player in the highest category, 'A+', earning a monthly salary of BDT...