New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Veteran Bangladesh cricketers Taskin Ahmed and Mushfiqur Rahim have been downgraded as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the central contracts for 2026.

Taskin has been demoted from grade A+ to grade A, whereas Mushfiqur, who was in grade A, has been demoted to grade B. Following Taskin's demotion, there is no player in the A+ category for 2026.

Taskin had sustained an Achilles injury in 2025, which kept him out of Tests last year. However, the pacer was still active in limited-overs cricket last year, taking 8 wickets from 6 ODIs and 24 from 13 T20Is. The Dhaka-born cricketer last played a Test in December 2024 against the West Indies.

Mushfiqur Rahim, on the other hand, retired from ODIs last year, wh...