Indian Premier League (IPL) crew Kolkata Knight Riders have been advised to launch quick bowler Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh, the Board of Management for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia stated on Saturday, amid rising tensions between the nations.
Final month, a whole bunch protested close to Bangladesh’s Excessive Fee in New Delhi after Hindu manufacturing unit employee Dipu Chandra Das was crushed and set on hearth in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district by a crowd that accused him of constructing derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammad.
A complete of 12 individuals had been arrested in connection along with his loss of life.
The incident worsened relations between India and its neighbor, with ties already strained after Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to New Delhi following protests in opposition to her in 2024.
“As a result of current developments happening throughout, the BCCI has instructed the franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to launch considered one of their gamers, Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh, from their squad,” Saikia advised Indian information company ANI.
“They’ll ask for a substitute if wanted. And upon request, BCCI will permit a substitute participant.”
Mustafizur, 30, has performed for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Tremendous Kings and Delhi Capitals in earlier seasons of the IPL, taking 65 wickets in 60 matches.
He was signed by Kolkata in final month’s public sale for a payment of 92 million Indian rupees ($1.02 million), making him the most costly participant from Bangladesh in IPL historical past.
The nineteenth version of the IPL begins on March 26, after India and Sri Lanka co-host the Twenty20 World Cup beginning in February.
