Mustafizur Rahman Will Not Play In The IPL 2026: Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman will no longer play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. There was huge protest against Mustafizur in India. This protest was against the violence against people of minority Hindu community in Bangladesh. Shahrukh Khan’s team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has been ordered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that KKR can drop Mustafizur Rahman from its squad. In such a situation, it is now clear that no Bangladeshi player will be seen playing in IPL 2026.

KKR got a shock before IPL 2026

Shahrukh Khan’s team KKR has suffered a setback before IPL 2026. This franchise had bought death over specialist Mustafizur Rahman at a huge price in the mini auction, but now KKR will have to find a replacement for this Bangladeshi player. Amidst the protests in India regarding Mustafizur, BCCI instructed KKR that they can drop Mustafizur from the team. The same thing happened and he is out of IPL 2026.

Which teams had bid on Mustafizur?

Delhi Capital had started the opening bid for Mustafizur Rahman in the mini auction held at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi for IPL 2026. As Delhi bid, Chennai Super Kings also jumped into the bidding for him. The bid between Delhi and CSK reached Rs 5.40 crore. In such a situation, Delhi withdrew itself. As soon as Delhi backed out, KKR entered the bidding war. KKR team had entered the auction with the biggest purse. In such a situation, it was clear that she would not allow CSK to buy this Bangladeshi player at any cost and this is what happened. This was the reason why the bid between CSK and KKR had reached Rs 9 crore 20 lakh.

For which teams has Mustafizur played in IPL?

After former Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman has been the second biggest Bangladeshi player who has left his mark in the IPL. This is the reason why Mustafizur has played for five teams each in IPL. Mustafizur played maximum three seasons for Delhi Capitals and two seasons he stayed in Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mustafizur has played one season each for Rajasthan, CSK and Mumbai. If we look at his record in IPL, he has played a total of 60 matches, in which he has taken 65 wickets.

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.