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Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman’s merchandise from the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad for the IPL 2026 play has led to a quality betwixt the cricket boards of India and Bangladesh.
Mustafizur, who was bought for Rs 9.20 crore astatine the auction past month, was released from the squad, a determination that upset the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). In caller days, reports connected societal media suggested that the BCCI was considering reversing the decision, but the BCB president has denied those claims.BCB president Aminul Islam Bulbul responded to reports that the BCCI had offered to let Mustafizur to instrumentality to the IPL 2026 amid the ongoing contented betwixt the 2 boards.After Mustafizur’s exit from the IPL was confirmed, relations betwixt the BCCI and the BCB worsened connected respective fronts. Bangladesh has stopped the telecast of IPL matches successful the state until further announcement and has besides refused to question to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup.Some reports claimed that elder BCCI officials were not consulted earlier the determination to merchandise Mustafizur and that the acquisition came from the apical level of the board.
As speculation grew astir a imaginable alteration successful stance by the BCCI, Bulbul rejected the reports."I person not had immoderate written oregon verbal discussions (with the BCCI) regarding Mustafizur's (return to the IPL). I person not spoken to anyone from my committee astir this. There is nary information to this news," Bulbul was quoted arsenic saying by Ajker Patrika.After Mustafizur’s release, the BCB informed the International Cricket Council that it would not play its matches successful India during the T20 World Cup 2026, citing information concerns, and asked for the games to beryllium shifted to co-host Sri Lanka.The T20 World Cup is acceptable to statesman connected February 7. Bangladesh are scheduled to play 4 matches, 3 successful Kolkata and 1 successful Mumbai. The ICC has not yet indicated immoderate program to determination Bangladesh’s fixtures from Kolkata and Mumbai to Colombo.
