Shakib Al Hasan is back in the list of Bangladesh's centrally contracted players, after missing out in 2020 on account of a large part of the year being part of his one-year ban from all cricket.  Shakib is one of five cricketers who have been offered an all-format contract. Tamim Iqbal's contract only includes Tests and ODIs, but Mahmudullah's contract includes ODIs and T20Is. In 2020, the Bangladesh Cricket Board will switch from red-ball and white-ball contracts to a more format-specific deal for the players.

The announcement came after a BCB meeting on September 1, and the central contract will run from May to December this year. The board first wanted to see how the players performed, as well as discuss with them which formats they are available for. The number of players offered a contract has been raised significantly, from 17 last year to 24 this year. Although the BCB, however, didn't mention the salary amount for each format, ESPNcricinfo has learned that the match fees remain the same as last year. Players will therefore earn BDT 600,000 (approximately USD 7000) per Test, BDT 300,000 (approximately USD 3500) per ODI, and BDT 200,000 (approximately USD 2350) for each T20I.

Apart from Shakib, the others in the all-format category are Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam. Rahim and Liton were in this category last year too. Fast bowlers Ahmed and Shoriful meanwhile, have been rewarded for their consistency this year.

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