DHAKA, Sept 1, 2021 (BSS) - The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)
finally approved the national players contract for the period of May
to December 2021 after a meeting today at the board's headquarter at
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

  A total of 24 players found them in the list with five players
making in all three format of the cricket. A total of four
players-Shamim Patwari, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed and Shoriful got the
BCB contract for the first time.

  Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das, Taskin Ahmed and
Shoriful Islam were given the contract for the three formats of
cricket while three players--Tamim Iqbal, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and
Taijul found them for two formats of cricket-Test and ODI.

  Mahmudullah Riyad, Mustafizur Rahman, Saifuddin and Afif Hossain
were also contracted for two formats-ODI and T20 International. Six
other cricketers including Test captain Mominul Haque were only
contracted for Test cricket and six other also including newcomer
Shamim Patwari and Nasum Ahmed got contract for only T20 cricket.

  The notable omission was Mohammad Mithun and Nayeem Hasan, who
didn't find place for contract in any format of cricket.

   At the meeting, a five-member Election Commission was formed for
conducting the BCB Board of Directors' Election 2021. The commission
will be headed by M Farhad Hussain, FCA, former President Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB).

  The other four election commissioners are-- Omar Faruque, ndc,
former Joint Secretary of the Bangladesh Government, Barrister
Muddasir Hossain, Legal Advisor BCB, Ekramul Hoque, Advocate
Bangladesh Supreme Court, Former Deputy Attorney General for
Bangladesh and Nizam Uddin Chowdhury, CEO BCB.

  The board also approved the list of associations, clubs and
different Organizations for the formation of the BCB General Council
in line with the requirements of the BCB Constitution (Amended in
2017).

  Contract List:

  Test, ODI and T20 International: Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan,
Liton Das, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam.

  Test and ODI: Tamim Iqbal, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam

  Test: Mominul Haque, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Abu Jayed Chowdhury,
Shadman Islam, Saif Hasan, Ebadot Hossain.

  ODI and T20 International: Mahmudullah Riyad, Mustafizur Rahman,
Saifuddin, Afif Hossain.

  T20 International: Soumya Sarkar, Naim Sheikh, Mahedi Hasan, Nurul
Hasan Sohan, Nasum Ahmed, Shamim Hossain Patwari