Mustafizur Rahman was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 9.20 crore in the auction held for IPL 2026, but on the orders of BCCI, KKR had to release the Bangladeshi player. KKR gave this information officially. But now the question is whether its punishment will also fall on Shakib Al Hasan, who is a part of the MI family in the International League T20.

There is protest in India against the killing of 2 Hindu youths in Bangladesh, which also affected the IPL. Many people were criticizing KKR and team owner Shahrukh Khan for buying Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman. However, one side was blaming BCCI for this. This decision was taken after increasing opposition.

What did KKR tell?

Kolkata Knight Riders posted on social media on Saturday and wrote, “BCCI/IPL regulator has instructed KKR to release Mustafizur Rahman before the upcoming edition of IPL. This decision was taken after the instructions of BCCI. BCCI will allow KKR to replace Mustafizur. Further information will be shared at the right time.”

Will the blame fall on Shakib Al Hasan too?

Shakib Al Hasan is a part of MI Emirates team in International League T20. This team has reached the finals of the ongoing edition. The final match will be played between MI and Desert Vipers on 4 January. Let us tell you that there is protest against Bangladeshi players coming to India and playing in IPL. IPL is organized by BCCI.

Shakib Al Hasan is a part of MI Emirates in the International League T20, which is organized by the United Arab Emirates. A total of 6 teams play in this. For this reason, it will not affect Shakib Al Hasan’s play.

Shakib was not included in IPL 2026 auction list

Shakib Al Hasan has also played for Kolkata Knight Riders before. He has played 7 seasons for KKR and 2 seasons for Sunrisers Hyderabad, he was last seen playing IPL in 2021. Although according to the news, Shakib had also registered his name in the auction for the IPL 2026 season, but his name was not included in the final list of BCCI.

Mustafizur Rahman is in the news right now. He will play for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026, due to which many people are criticizing this franchise as well. The owner of this team is Shahrukh Khan, that is why some politicians and Bhagwatcharya are giving controversial statements on him, calling him a traitor. Controversy on this is increasing.

Mustafizur Rahman is the only player of Bangladesh, who was sold in the auction held for IPL 2026. It was not that only Kolkata Knight Riders wanted to buy him, because if it was so, his price would not have crossed Rs 9 crore. However, KKR included Mustafizur in their squad by making the highest bid of Rs 9.20 crore. There was not much controversy then, but why is it suddenly being opposed now?

What is the reason for the dispute?

A few days ago, there was mob lynching of two Hindu youths in Bangladesh. Both were brutally murdered. Some of its videos also went viral on social media, which increased the anger of the Indian people. The ruckus increased and then some people started raising demands on social media that when this is happening to Hindus in Bangladesh, then how can their players come to India and play after getting such a huge amount of money.

Demands started rising to ban Bangladeshi players from IPL. The controversy further increased when Devkinandan Thakur called Shahrukh Khan anti-India and anti-Hindu. BJP leader Sangeet Som called Shahrukh a traitor. After this this controversy increased further.

Will there be a IPL ban for Bangladesh players?

Currently, Pakistan is the only country whose players cannot play in the world’s biggest cricket league, IPL. Regarding Bangladesh players, a BCCI official told InsideSport that at present there is nothing due to which Bangladesh players should be banned. According to the report, he said, “Mustafizur Rahman will play IPL and Bangladesh is not an enemy country.”