Controversy has been going on for the last several days regarding Mustafizur Rahman, due to which Bangladesh had to be out of the T20 World Cup. On the instructions of BCCI, Kolkata Knight Riders had dropped him from their team, which was bought for Rs 9.2 crore in the auction held for IPL 2026. After this, Mustafizur decided to go to Pakistan Super League, which a team has included in its team even before the auction. However, their price is very low compared to IPL.

For which team will Mustafizur play in PSL 2026?

The auction for the upcoming edition of Pakistan Super League is to be held on 11 February. Before that, Lahore Qalandars have included Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman in their team through direct contract. Qalandars have included him in their team at a price of Pakistani Rs 6.44 crore. Let us tell you that Mustafizur’s relationship with this team is not new. Before this, he had been a part of this franchise in 2 editions, however in 2016 he could not play any match due to a shoulder injury. In 2018, he played 5 matches for this team, in which he took 4 wickets at an economy rate of 6.43.

How much less money was received for IPL 2026?

Mustafizur Rahman was going to play in IPL 2026, he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for Rs 9 crore 20 lakh. However, there was protest in India after the murder of 2 youths in Bangladesh and atrocities on minorities, after which BCCI directed KKR to release Mustafizur. After this there was a lot of controversy, Bangladesh refused to come to India and play the T20 World Cup. He did not agree even after being explained by ICC, after which ICC expelled him from the tournament itself.

You might be feeling that from Rs 9.2 crore they will now get Rs 6.44 crore, so the loss is less. This is not so, because the value of Pakistani rupee is less than 3 times compared to Indian rupee. So 6.44 Pakistani rupees becomes around 2 crore 30 lakhs in Indian currency, hence Mustafizur Rahman has got about 7 crore rupees less than the amount of IPL.

Nothing is going well in Bangladesh cricket right now. On Thursday, Bangladesh Cricketers Welfare Association held a press conference and said that until BCB Director Nazmul Islam is not removed from his post, no player will play cricket. For this reason the first match of BPL 2026 was cancelled. BCB had to remove the director from the post, however, after this some people in Dhaka expressed their displeasure and vandalized outside the stadium. Now the President of the Welfare Association has revealed that he and the players are also receiving death threats.

Bangladesh Cricket Board has removed Director Nazmul Islam from his post, after which CWAB (Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh) ended its protest. Nazmul had called Tamim Iqbal an ‘Indian agent’. The players were angry with this statement. In the report of Cricbuzz, when Bangladesh Cricketers Welfare Association President Mohammad Mithun was asked, is it happening as you wanted?

To this he said, “No, everything did not happen as we wanted. But for the sake of cricket and thinking about every player, we had to compromise on some things. In the beginning we were very strict, there is no problem in admitting that we could not stick to our word till the end, but we always wanted the match to happen. When we saw that if we stuck to our word, the match would not happen at all, then we had to give in on some matters.”

Players received death threats

In the report he was asked whether he was receiving threats? On this he said, “It is true and I have never had such an experience before. This has happened for the first time in my life. I do not remember that I have ever been involved in any controversial conversation. This is beyond my understanding. When have I ever spoken against the country?”

Mithun said that the board has not been informed about this yet. He said that I am getting calls from unknown numbers. According to him, not only him but many players are also being threatened with death.

He said, “I have not told the board yet. To be honest, I am not taking calls from unknown numbers on my mobile. But I cannot stop messages or voice notes on WhatsApp. I was asked about it there. My number is with the people because it goes to the press on behalf of CWAB. That is why I get more calls and messages. But I have also heard from other players that they have received threats, different types of threats. I Haven’t talked to the board about this yet.”

Who is Najmul Islam: After the release of Mustafizur Rahman from the Indian Premier League 2026, there is an uproar in Bangladesh cricket. Now this ruckus has increased so much that the officials and players of Bangladesh Cricket Board have turned against each other. Bangladesh Cricket Board Director M Nazmul Islam is responsible for this entire chaos, due to whose eccentricity the cricketers of Bangladesh had to go on strike. In such a situation, Bangladesh Cricket removed Najumal Islam from the post of director of the board. Nazmul Islam has been active in the administration of Bangladesh cricket for a long time. In such a situation, let us know who is Nazmul Islam? Due to which there has been a split in Bangladesh cricket.

Who is Nazmul Islam?

Nazmul Islam was included in the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Cricket in the year 2021. Apart from cricket administration, Najumal has been active in Bangladesh politics. He joined the board in the year 2021 representing Dhaka Metropolis area. He was elected unopposed in the BCB elections. However, on Thursday i.e. January 15, 2026, he was removed from the post due to massive protest by the players and controversial statements. Apart from cricket administration, Nazmul Islam also does business in Bangladesh.

Why did Bangladeshi players strike against Nazmul?

As the director of Bangladesh Cricket Board, Nazmul Islam has been in the news in recent times for his controversial statements. After the controversy over releasing Mustafizur Rahman from IPL 2026, Nazmul started the campaign of not playing in the T20 World Cup to be held in India. The board issued a statement that there is a security threat to Bangladesh players in India, due to which all their matches should be held in Sri Lanka. However, ICC rejected this demand of BCB, after which Bangladesh Cricket Board threatened not to participate in the T20 World Cup.

Amidst this chaos, former Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal said in a statement that BCB should not take any decision under the influence of emotions and it needs to take a wise decision regarding the T20 World Cup. Nazmul Islam felt so bad about this statement of Tamim that he publicly called the former Bangladeshi cricketer an agent of India. After this statement Nazmul started protesting. Many former cricketers called Nazmul’s statement against Tamim insulting and asked him to apologize, but Nazmul remained adamant on his insistence. In such a situation, Bangladesh players again boycotted BPL, due to which BPL had to be postponed on January 15, 2026. After the players’ strike, Bangladesh Cricket Board has removed Nazmul from his post.

Mustafizur Rahman Refused To Take Legal Action Against KKR: Things are not going well between India and Bangladesh at present. Due to which Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was recently released from IPL 2026. In the mini auction of Indian Premier League 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders bought Mustafizur Rahman for Rs 9.20 crore. However, due to the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, protests against the franchise started in India. In view of this controversy, BCCI gave instructions to KKR. After this, Kolkata released Mustafizur from its team.

Mustafizur Rahman will not take legal action against KKR

Bangladesh Cricketers Welfare Association (CWAB) president Mohammad Mithun has revealed that a possible legal or administrative fight against IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders was considered, but not done at the behest of Mustafizur Rahman.

Mustafizur has refused to take any kind of legal action against KKR. 30 year old fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman made his debut in IPL in the year 2016. Since then, he has played 60 matches in the Indian Premier League, in which Rahman has taken 65 wickets while bowling at an economy of 8.13.

Bangladesh is creating ruckus over not coming to India for the World Cup

Bangladesh Cricket Board has taken a big decision after the expulsion of Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from IPL 2026. BCB has refused to come to India for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 citing security reasons. Bangladesh wants their World Cup matches to be held outside India. But, ICC has asked Bangladesh Board to rethink about its stand.

Let us tell you that Bangladesh is in Group C in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Apart from them, there are England, West Indies, Nepal and Italy in the group. Bangladesh has to play 3 matches at Eden Gardens in Kolkata while they have to play 1 match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Now it remains to be seen whether Bangladesh comes to India for the T20 World Cup or not.

Bangladesh Premier League 2026 was to start from today (January 15). The referees had come for the toss, but the captains of both the teams (Rajshahi and Sylhet Titans) did not come to the ground. All the players boycotted this league and gave a strict warning to the Bangladesh Cricket Board that if BCB Director Nazmul Islam is not removed from his post, then no player will play. Now a video is going viral, which is from outside Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. In the video, angry fans are doing vandalism, who were angry with the cancellation of the BPL match.

The first match of Bangladesh Premier League was to be held between Rajshahi and Sylhet Titans at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, which was cancelled. Angry fans tore the posters outside the stadium. In the viral video, it is seen that angry people have sticks in their hands, with which they are hitting things. Along with the video, it is being claimed on social media that people are angry with the cancellation of BPL matches and removal of BCB director from his post.

Fans are angry over BPL match cancellation and removal of Md Najmul Islam. They started to protest and vandalize in front of Mirpur Stadium. pic.twitter.com/QEhSGN0Nop

— Shadman Sakib Arnob (@arnuX05) January 15, 2026

BCB removed the director from the post

Bangladesh Cricketers Welfare Association had clearly said that until BCB director Nazmul Islam is not removed from his post, no players will play in any league or tournament. BCB had to bow before him, they removed Nazmul from his post.

In fact, a few days ago, he had called former captain Tamim Iqbal an Indian agent, because he had advised the BCB officials to avoid making statements without thinking. Nazmul had said that if ICC does not change the schedule of Bangladesh’s matches then he will withdraw from the tournament. On this, Tamim had said that it is wrong to say anything in haste. In response to this, Nazmul made fun of Tamim by calling him an ‘Indian agent’.

There is an uproar in Bangladesh cricket after BCB director Nazmul Islam called Tamim Iqbal an ‘Indian agent’. Bangladesh players strongly opposed this. On Thursday, the association working in the interest of Bangladeshi cricketers said in a press conference that until Nazmul resigns, the players will not play in any format. For this reason, the first match of BPL 2026 did not start even though the referee had reached the field for the toss but the captain did not come. BCB has removed Nazmul Hussain from his post.

BCB issued a press release saying, “The Bangladesh Cricket Board wishes to inform that, after reviewing the recent developments and in the best interest of the organization, the BCB President has decided to relieve Nazmul Islam of his responsibilities as Chairman of the Finance Committee with immediate effect. This decision has been taken in accordance with the power given to the BCB President under Article 31 of the BCB Constitution and is aimed at ensuring the smooth and effective functioning of the affairs of the Board. Have to do.”

BCB further said that now the BCB President will hold the post of acting Finance Committee till further orders. “Until further orders, the BCB President will hold the post of acting Chairman of the Finance Committee. The BCB reiterates that the interests of the cricketers are its top priority. The Board is fully committed to maintaining the honor and dignity of all players under its jurisdiction,” the release said.

BCB got disgrace due to boycott of BPL

Bangladesh players had warned that if Nazmul Islam was not removed from his post, then no player would play in any format. The players had boycotted the very first match of Bangladesh Premier League 2026. The first match of Noukhali Express vs Chattogram Royals on 15 January did not start on time, as no captain came to the ground for the toss. While the referee had come to the ground. In the release, BCB also urged the players to return to BPL.

“In this regard, the BCB expects all cricketers to continue to demonstrate the highest level of professionalism and dedication to the betterment of Bangladesh cricket during this challenging period for the game, and will do their best to ensure continued participation in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL),” the board wrote.

The association working for the interests of Bangladeshi cricketers has demanded the resignation of Bangladesh Cricket Board Director Nazrul Islam. He says that the players will not play until there is resignation. Due to players’ protest, the first match of Bangladesh Premier League did not start. After this, BCB has issued a show cause notice against the director and the interim sports minister. Let us tell you that a few days ago he had called Tamim Iqbal an Indian agent.

Demand for resignation of BCB director

In the press conference on Thursday, Bangladesh Cricket Welfare Association said, “Mustafizur Rahman did not want to take this matter further. He did not want us to take this matter before the board. It is the duty of the player to present his complaints before the Players Welfare Association, but he did not want to take this matter further.”

Bangladesh Cricketers Welfare Association made it clear that this protest will not end until the resignation of the BCB director is taken. The association said, “Until Bangladesh Cricket Board director Nazrul Islam resigns, Bangladesh cricketers will not play matches.”

Tamim Iqbal was called ‘Indian Agent’

On the instructions of BCCI, Kolkata Knight Riders had released Mustafizur Rahman, in protest against which Bangladesh Cricket Board decided that it will not send its team to India for the T20 World Cup. He wrote to the ICC demanding that their matches be shifted to Sri Lanka. Apart from this, Bangladesh also banned IPL telecast. Then Tamim Iqbal had advised his board not to say anything in haste that could create problems in the future.

Like what if ICC refuses that the schedule cannot be changed? Bangladesh team will have to go to India or else be out of the tournament. Tamim had given a good advice to his board officials, after which BCB director Nazrul Islam made fun of him by calling him an ‘Indian agent’.

There is less than a month left for the start of the 2026 T20 World Cup. However, the Bangladesh issue has not been resolved yet. In fact, IPL After the exclusion of Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman from bcb That is, Bangladesh Cricket Board ICC Had demanded that their matches of 2026 T20 World Cup should be shifted from India to Sri Lanka. Bangladesh had cited security reasons behind this. Now ICC has rejected Bangladesh’s claim that there is any security threat in India. It is clear from this that ICC is not ready to shift Bangladesh’s matches out of India.

ICC has said in its report that they have not found anything that can be called a security threat. ICC found the security threat in the investigation to be absolutely negligible (Low to Moderate). Has estimated. Let us tell you that this is normal for organizing any match. However, ICC has not yet issued any official statement. The 2026 T20 World Cup is to start from 7 February.

Talks held between ICC and BCB today, Bangladesh Cricket Board adamant on its insistence

According to the report, on Tuesday BCB and ICC discussed the T20 World Cup 2026 over video conference. There is very little time left for the start of the tournament, but BCB is adamant on its insistence. In this conversation, BCB has requested ICC to shift its group stage matches from India to Sri Lanka.

On behalf of BCB, President Mohammad Aminul Islam, Vice Presidents Mohammad Shakhawat Hussain and Farooq Ahmed, Director and Chairman of Cricket Steering Committee Nazmul Abedin and Chief Executive Officer Nizamuddin Chaudhary confirmed their stand. BCB once again cited ‘security concerns’ behind its request.

In response to this, ICC said that the schedule of the tournament has already been announced. Also ICC requested BCB to reconsider its stand. However, according to the official BCB press release, Bangladesh has not changed its stance and discussions are ongoing with the ICC on its request.

Now Bangladesh has 2 options

Since the matter has not been resolved yet, it is clear that ICC cannot accept Bangladesh’s demand. The reason behind this is that there is not much time left for the tournament to start. Also, arrangements for hotel booking, visas for players and supporting staff and all other necessary things have already been made. Now it is almost impossible to change it suddenly. In such a situation, Bangladesh is left with only 2 options. Either Bangladesh plays the tournament as per the scheduled schedule or withdraws from the tournament.

If Bangladesh does not play and withdraws from the tournament, then ICC can replace them with another team. However, this too will not be easy in such a short time. In such a situation, ICC will request Bangladesh to change its decision every time. By the way, if any other team comes then it could be Scotland.

Recently, the topic of Mustafizur Rahman’s release from IPL has been in discussion. On the instructions of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), KKR had released Rahman. This has so upset the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) that it has demanded to move the T20 World Cup matches out of India. Recently a question was asked to Afghan cricketer Mohammad Nabi on the subject of Mustafizur, due to which the former captain of the Afghan team was seen very angry.

These days Mohammad Nabi is playing for Noakhali Express team in Bangladesh Premier League. During a press conference, a Bangladeshi reporter asked Nabi a question on the Mustafizur Rahman controversy. Enraged at this, Mohammad Nabi said that he had nothing to do with this.

Mohammad Nabi got angry

Mohammad Nabi got angry at the reporter and said, “What does this have to do with me brother? What do I have to do with Mustafizur? What do I have to do with politics?”

Former Afghanistan team captain Mohammad Nabi further said that Mustafizur Rahman is a good bowler, but the kind of question he was asked should not have been asked to him in any way.

Afghanistan cricketer Mohammad Nabi silenced Bangladesh propaganda.
When questioned about Mustafizur Rahman’s IPL release, Nabi lost his temper and blasted the reporter for unnecessary comments. pic.twitter.com/7GSRzdOTk1

— MuFFatLal Bohra (@arshdeep3444) January 12, 2026

The biggest bid was made in IPL history

Amidst the increasing tension between India and Bangladesh, Kolkata Knight Riders had to release Mustafizur Rahman. KKR had bought him in the mini auction by bidding Rs 9.2 crore. This was the biggest bid on a Bangladeshi player in IPL history. In fact, even before the auction, incidents of attacks on Hindus had started coming to light in Bangladesh, despite this, when KKR made such a big bid on Mustafizur, this franchise was heavily criticized.

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After Mustafizur Rahman was dropped from IPL 2026 by KKR, Bangladesh Cricket Board refused to send its team to India for T20 World Cup 2026. However, now there is one month left for the tournament to start, in such a situation it is difficult to reschedule the tournament. However, ICC has not taken a final decision on this.

Bangladesh has cited security reasons behind this. According to him, his players are in danger in India. This is not the first time that a team has refused to go to any country for an ICC tournament citing security reasons.

West Indies and Australia refused to go to Sri Lanka (1996)

Towards T20 World Cup 2026, India and Sri Lanka had jointly hosted the 1996 World Cup. At that time civil war was going on in Sri Lanka. A few days before the start of the World Cup, a car blast took place in Colombo, which created an atmosphere of fear. The result was that the Australia and West Indies teams refused to go to Sri Lanka, whereas a joint team of India and Pakistan played a friendly match in Colombo. An attempt was made to show that everything was fine, however he still remained adamant on his words. Due to this, points were deducted from West Indies and Australia, Sri Lanka had won the title in this edition.

New Zealand refused to go to Kenya and England to Zimbabwe (2003)

In 2003, the Cricket World Cup was held for the first time in the African continent. Zimbabwe, Kenya and South Africa were the hosts. At that time, the then British Prime Minister Tony Blair refused to accept the power of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe, due to which the England team did not go to Zimbabwe and their points were deducted. New Zealand refused to go to Kenya citing security reasons. Both had demanded ICC to shift their matches, which was not accepted. This season Australia won the title by defeating India in the final.

Zimbabwe withdraws from T20 World Cup (2009)

The 2009 World Cup was held in England, till then relations with the host country Zimbabwe were not good. In 2008 itself, an agreement was reached between Zimbabwe and the ICC that Zimbabwe would get the money without playing. Scotland took part in that tournament in their place.

Australia decided to withdraw from the World Cup (2016)

Bangladesh hosted the Under-19 World Cup in 2016, in which Australia decided to withdraw citing security reasons. Ireland’s team again played in the tournament instead of Australia.

India refuses to go to Pakistan (2025)

After 29 years, in 2025, Pakistan hosted any ICC tournament, Champions Trophy 2025 was organized in Pakistan. Although India refused to go to Pakistan due to security reasons, then it was played in hybrid model. India played its matches in Dubai, the final was also played in Dubai. Where India became champion under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.