India-Bangladesh Cricket Tensions Escalate: BCCI Postpones Tour, Releases Mustafizur

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News18•03-01-2026, 17:13
India-Bangladesh Cricket Tensions Escalate: BCCI Postpones Tour, Releases Mustafizur
- •BCCI postponed the scheduled 2026 tour against Bangladesh, now seeking Indian government approval.
- •This move could make India-Bangladesh cricket relations similar to India-Pakistan.
- •A bilateral tour originally set for 2025 was previously postponed due to deteriorating relations.
- •A women's cricket match between India and Bangladesh was also cancelled in December.
- •BCCI instructed KKR to release Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL, which the franchise complied with.
Why It Matters: India-Bangladesh cricket relations worsen with tour postponement and Mustafizur's IPL release.
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