Mustafizur Rahman has been expelled from IPL, Bangladesh has refused to come to India to play the T20 World Cup. Apart from this, Bangladesh has also banned the telecast of IPL in its country. India and Bangladesh are at loggerheads on this issue, and reacting to this entire controversy, former cricketer Aakash Chopra said that he fully supports BCCI’s decision to release Mustafizur Rahman.

Akash Chopra said in clear words that within the last one year, minorities have been treated cruelly in Bangladesh. He also said that if these incidents are not stopped in Bangladesh, Hindu people will be wiped out from there.

Aakash Chopra showed mirror to Bangladesh

Aakash Chopra has fully supported BCCI’s decision to expel Mustafizur Rahman from IPL. Explaining the reason behind BCCI’s instruction to suddenly release Mustafizur, he said that for this it is important for people to understand the situation in Bangladesh.

This former Indian cricketer said, “For the last one year, cruelty against minorities has been going on in Bangladesh and these days Hindus are being killed. That entire community will disappear, they have already been reduced to half. On our left side, the same has happened in Pakistan. The population of minorities used to be quite large, but now they have almost disappeared. Now Bangladesh is also moving on the same path.”

gave example of pakistan

Aakash Chopra said that it is not Mustafizur Rahman’s fault here, but the incident of 26/11 was also not done by Pakistani cricketers, but the whole of Pakistan had to suffer its consequences. After that Pakistani players were banned from IPL. Akash also said that cricketers need to understand that if their country does wrong, they will personally have to suffer the consequences.

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BCCI Following the instructions of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Has released Bangladesh’s fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman. He will no longer play in IPL 2026. KKR bought Mustafizur Rahman in the IPL 2026 auction for Rs 9.20 crore. In such a situation, the question now is whether KKR will have to pay this money to Mustafizur Rahman or not., Know here what is the rule of IPL regarding this.

Whenever a team buys a player in the IPL auction, money is deducted from its purse. However, Mustafizur Rahman is not out of IPL due to any injury. His case is completely different. According to the rules of IPL, now KKR will not have to pay any money to Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh.

According to IPL rules, if BCCI directs to drop a player for any reason other than cricket, then the entire amount spent on that player is returned to the franchise. This situation is called ‘Force Majeure’. This is such an extraordinary situation which is not under anyone’s control. In these cases the franchise is not obliged to fulfill the contract made with the player. For this reason, Mustafizur Rahman will not get any amount after being released by KKR.

In the last few days, due to the changed political situation in Bangladesh, violence against Hindus has increased, in which many lives have been lost. Incidents of public lynching and violence against Hindus have led to strong protests by religious and social organizations in India and opposition to fielding any Bangladeshi player in the IPL. Campaigns have been run on a large scale regarding this. In view of the increasing demand for not playing Bangladeshi players in the IPL, BCCI had on January 3 directed KKR to release Mustafizur Rahman. KKR released Rahman just hours after BCCI’s instructions.

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.

Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been thrown out of the IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders have released Mustafizur Rahman from the team following the instructions of BCCI. KKR had bought this fast bowler in the IPL 2026 auction for Rs 9.20 crore. Know here who can take his place in KKR.

According to the rules of IPL, now KKR can take the same player as the replacement of Mustafizur Rahman, who had registered for the auction. In such a situation, there are 3 biggest contenders for the replacement of Mustafizur Rahman, about whom we will tell you here.

1- Fazalhaq Farooqui

Afghanistan’s left arm fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqui is the biggest contender to replace Mustafizur Rahman in Kolkata Knight Riders. Like Mustafizur Rahman, he is also a left arm fast bowler and is also an expert T20 bowler. Fazalhaq Farooqui swings the new ball on both sides of the wicket. In such a situation, KKR can include this Afghanistan bowler in the team as a replacement for Mustafizur Rahman. Fazalhaq Farooqui presented an example of his skills to the world by taking 24 wickets in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

2- Spencer Johnson

KKR can also include Australia’s left arm fast bowler Spencer Johnson in the team. Spencer Johnson is also a good option to replace Mustafizur Rahman. He is known for his speed and bounce. Spencer Johnson previously played for Gujarat Titans in IPL. Then in IPL 2025 he was played by KKR. However, Spencer Johnson could not bowl as expected in IPL 2025. In such a situation, the franchise released him.

3- Alzarri Joseph

West Indies’ tall right arm fast bowler Alzarri Joseph can also prove to be a good option for KKR. Alzarri Joseph has played in IPL before also. He is an experienced fast bowler. Alzarri Joseph has performed well recently in leagues around the world. In such a situation, KKR can also include this West Indies bowler in the team as a replacement for Mustafizur Rahman.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by IPL (IPL) Franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Has been instructed to release Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman. Mustafizur Rahman will no longer be able to play in IPL. He has been thrown out of the league. In such a situation, the question is why BCCI had to take action. After such a big controversy, why did the KKR franchise itself not release Mustafizur Rahman? Here you will get the answer in simple language.

First of all, let us tell you that Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was bought by KKR franchise for Rs 9.20 crore in the IPL 2026 auction. However, after the recent violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, questions were continuously being raised on KKR and team owner Shahrukh Khan. BCCI was also being criticized. Many big politicians had raised questions on the playing of Bangladeshi players in IPL. Seeing the growing controversy, BCCI now intervened in the matter and directed KKR to release Mustafizur Rahman.

kkr Why didn’t he himself throw out Mustafizur Rahman?

Many people want to know why BCCI had to take action after so much controversy. After all, why did KKR not drop this Bangladeshi player from its team? In such a situation, let us tell you that no IPL franchise can drop any player from the team after buying it in the auction. The player is either unavailable, injured, or withdraws from the league. Once bought in the auction, the franchise does not have the right to remove a fit and available player. That is why BCCI had to intervene in the matter. Only after the instructions of the board, a franchise can drop any fit and available player from the IPL or rather from the team.

Many big questions arose after the ouster of Mustafizur Rahman.

The first question in this is that Bangladesh team has to come to India next month to play in the 2026 T20 World Cup. All the tournaments of Bangladesh are to be held in India only. This global tournament will start from 7th February. In such a situation, will Bangladesh team also not come to India like Pakistan and play its matches in Sri Lanka?, No one has the answer to this right now.

The second biggest question is that many franchises (teams) of Indian owners are also in foreign leagues. Like right now a team of Mumbai Indians is playing MI Emirates in ILT20, in which Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh is also playing. Will he also be dropped from the team now? Apart from this, team owners in many other foreign leagues are Indians. It has only those owners whose teams are in IPL. In such a situation, will they also not keep Bangladeshi players in their team?, No one has the answer to this yet.

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.”

Kolkata Knight Riders team is currently the center of discussion because of Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman. In fact, recently the demand to stop Bangladeshi players from playing in IPL 2026 has gained momentum. Amidst this demand, discussion is also going on about fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman, who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for Rs 9.20 crore.

Critics have targeted the KKR franchise and its co-owner Shahrukh Khan for bidding on Rahman. Is only Shahrukh Khan the owner of KKR team? Know here who has a stake in the Knight Riders team.

Who has stake in KKR team?

There are two big group owners in Kolkata Knight Riders franchise. 55 percent stake of the team is with Red Chillies Entertainment Group, which is owned by Shahrukh Khan. The remaining 45 percent stake is held by Mehta Group, whose chairman is Jai Mehta, who is the husband of veteran Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla. That’s why many times Juhi Chawla is also seen cheering her team during matches.

• 55% – Red Chillies Entertainment
• 45% – Mehta Group

KKR is 3 time IPL champion

Kolkata Knight Riders has become IPL champion three times. It won the Indian Premier League title for the first time in the year 2012, where it defeated Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets in the final. After 2 years i.e. in IPL 2014, KKR once again reached the finals, where it faced the challenge of Punjab Kings. This time, Kolkata team defeated Punjab while chasing the target of 200 runs and won the IPL title for the second time.

Kolkata Knight Riders became champion for the third time in 2024. KKR, captained by Shreyas Iyer, had defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the final of IPL 2024.

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The more Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan tries to avoid controversies, the more he becomes a part of some controversy or the other. He has once again become a part of the controversy. This time not because of his film but because of the IPL team Kolkara Knight Riders. Auction is being held regarding IPL 2026. IPL auction was held on 16 December. In which Shahrukh has bought a player about which there is a terrible controversy.

A front has been opened against Shahrukh Khan. Many people are demanding to boycott them. Apart from this, a lot is being said against him. Let us tell you in 5 points what this controversy is about. Has Shahrukh Khan done this?

1- Shahrukh Khan’s IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders has bought Bangladeshi cricket player Mustafizur Rahman. Shahrukh buys Mustafizur Rahman in mini auction 9Bought for Rs 2 crore. Controversy has started after buying Bangladeshi cricketer. This controversy has increased further when cases of lynching of four Hindus have come to light in Bangladesh.

2- There was a demand from BCCI to ban Bangladeshi players but they have refused to do so. BCCI says that they will not take any decision until an order comes from the Government of India.

3- Talking about Mustafizur Rahman, he is a left arm fast bowler and is known for his cutters and slower balls. Mustafizur is a very brilliant bowler and he has been praised many times.

4- Shahrukh is embroiled in controversies after buying a Bangladeshi cricketer. Many people are also calling him a traitor. Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya has condemned Shahrukh Khan. He said- He is not a hero. Shahrukh Khan has no character. His actions are like those of a traitor.

5- Spiritual guru, Devkinandan Thakur accused KKR and Shahrukh Khan of ignoring the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh. He said- ‘Hindus are being brutally murdered in Bangladesh, their houses are being burnt and their sisters and daughters are being raped. After witnessing such brutal murders, how can someone be so cruel as to include a cricketer from the same country in his team?

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King Khan of Bollywood always remains in the headlines. He remains popular among fans because of his films. Currently, fans are waiting for the release date of Shahrukh Khan’s King to be announced. Along with films, Shahrukh Khan is also famous for his IPL team KKR. There has been a controversy regarding the IPL team. Because of which Shahrukh has become a part of the headlines. Meanwhile, let us tell you how much Shahrukh earns from KKR.

Shahrukh Khan’s team Kolkata Knight Riders has once again dominated since 2024. The team won the trophy in 2024. Now Shahrukh’s team has come into limelight due to a cricketer. People have even started demanding to boycott them.

How much does Shahrukh Khan earn?

Shahrukh Khan earns big money from KKR. If reports are to be believed, they earn crores from this. Shahrukh Khan earns Rs 250-270 crore every year from the team. Out of this, he spends Rs 100 crore on his team. They spend a lot on cricketers on many things including buying a team. After spending money on the team, Shahrukh is left with Rs 150-170 crores. Which gets divided between them and their partners. Let us tell you that Shahrukh gets some share of the income from TV telecast and sponsorship on behalf of BCCI for KKR. Apart from this, Shahrukh also earns from brand endorsement, match fees, franchise fees, prize money.

how much is the net worth

Shahrukh Khan’s net worth has increased a lot because of KKR. According to the 2025 report of Hurun India Rich, Shahrukh Khan’s net worth has become Rs 12490 crore. In this he has earned a lot from KKR.

Who has shares with Shahrukh?

Shahrukh Khan’s KKR partner is also Juhi Chawla and her husband Jai Mehta. Shahrukh Khan has 55 percent stake in Kolkata Knight Riders. After that 45 percent belongs to Juhi and her husband Jai.

Why is there controversy

Shahrukh Khan has become a part of controversy regarding his team KKR. Actually the team has bought Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman. After which controversy is happening. This controversy has increased after the lynching of Hindus in Bangladesh. People are demanding to boycott Shahrukh Khan and his films.

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The controversy regarding the inclusion of Bangladeshi players in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is deepening. Storyteller Devkinandan Thakur has given a strong statement on this issue and appealed to BCCI not to give place to Bangladeshi cricketers in IPL. He raised the question that why Bangladeshi cricketer was given a place in IPL and why the sentiments of Hindus are ignored again and again.

‘No Bangladeshi should come’

Devkinandan Thakur said in his statement, “We had said that no cricketer from Bangladesh should come. We got a search done in which IPL team has a Bangladeshi. We went from here and got a search done in which team has a Bangladeshi. There is one Bangladeshi cricketer, only one, who has been bought in the IPL.”

He further said that this player has been bought by a team related to Mumbai and he is expressing his displeasure about this.

Why was Bangladeshi cricketer given a place in IPL?
Why are the sentiments of Hindus ignored again and again?
If there is true love for Hindus, then the Bangladeshi cricketer should be dropped from the team right now.#IPL2026Auction #IPL2026 #bangladeshi #IPL #BCCI pic.twitter.com/N5tQJqO4es

— Devkinandan Thakur Ji (Sanatani) (@DN_Thakur_Ji) December 30, 2025

Direct warning to KKR management

Taking the name of Kolkata Knight Riders directly, Devkinandan Thakur said, “Today, sitting in this story, we want to tell him that, if you love Hindus, if you love India and if you are also sad about the death of Hindus… then Mr. KKR, remove that Bangladeshi player from your team, remove him immediately.” He also said that if this is not done then they will be forced to boycott KKR.

Player has been bought for 9 crore 20 lakhs

In his statement he also mentioned the price of the player. He said, “That Bangladeshi has been bought for Rs 9 crore 20 lakh. And where will that money go? What will be its use? All Hindus will be killed.” Questioning the audience, he said that if KKR had not canceled that player, it would have been a big play.

boycott warning

Devkinandan Thakur said, “Mr. KKR, don’t forget, Indians have made you a hero and the one who can make a hero can also make a zero.” He warned that now is the time to be careful and improve, otherwise time will start flowing in the opposite direction and then no one will be able to save.