'If they decide...' - Mustafizur Rahman reacts for first time after his omission from IPL 2026
The left-arm pacer of the Bangladesh side, Mustafizur Rahman, has rected for the first time after being omitted from the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), where KKR hired him for INR 9.20 crore.
The left-arm pacer of the Bangladesh cricket team, Mustafizur Rahman, has been a massively successful bowler in the shortest format, with 158 wickets in 125 innings of the shortest format at an average of under 21 and a strike rate of 17.2 with an economy rate of just over seven at the best figures of 6/10 in an innings.
However, due to the ongoing political situation between India and Bangladesh, the BCCI has decided to ban Mustafizur from the 2026 season of the IPL, with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) confirming the news as they look for a replacement. The pacer, for the first time since that incident, has broken his silence.
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“If they release me, there’s nothing much I can do.” Rahman expressed while speaking to BDCrictime. The left-arm fast bowler was sold for a healthy price of INR 9.2 crore by the Knight Riders after a fierce battle with the Delhi Capitals and the Chennai Super Kings during the IPL 2026 auction.
Mustafizur Rahman reacts to his IPL 2026 ban
The reports have claimed that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has now taken action and written to the ICC to request that the T20 World Cup 2026 games from India to Sri Lanka be rescheduled due to the players’ safety. The event, scheduled to begin in February, will see the Tigers featuring in four games of the group stage in Kolkata and Mumbai under the leadership of Litton Das.
The BCB also announced the schedule for their home season earlier this week, in which they will play three ODIs and as many T20Is at home against India. However, the BCCI has been waiting for the approval of the government, as they won’t travel to Dhaka until all the necessary permissions are in place.
The last few days have seen the KKR side and its co-owner, Shah Rukh Khan, being targeted by political leaders for having Mustafizur on board amid the current tensions, as SRK was deemed a traitor by the BJP leader, Sangeet Som.
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