Mystery Deepens: Who Ordered Mustafizur Rahman's IPL Removal?

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News18•06-01-2026, 10:40
Mystery Deepens: Who Ordered Mustafizur Rahman's IPL Removal?
- •BCCI denies removing Mustafizur Rahman from IPL; decision reportedly came from "above" without consultation.
- •Kolkata Knight Riders was directly ordered to release the Bangladeshi pacer from their squad.
- •Bangladesh reportedly refused to participate in the T20 World Cup in India next month due to this decision.
- •Bangladesh's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting banned IPL broadcasts, citing public outrage over Mustafizur's removal.
- •The incident highlights escalating political tensions between India and Bangladesh, impacting bilateral cricket tours.
Why It Matters: Mustafizur's IPL removal, not by BCCI, fuels India-Bangladesh political and cricketing tensions.
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