Mustafizur Rahman

Bangladesh left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman will don the Mumbai Indians jersey in IPL 2018 edition. He was sold to MI at Rs 2.2 crore in the auctions. Rahman has earlier played for Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise where he scalped 17 wickets for the side. The left-hander has been a good find for Bangladesh. He first played for Bangladesh in a T20I match against Pakistan in April 2015 and followed it by a debut in ODIs and Tests against India and South Africa in the same year. Since his debut, the 22-year-old has picked up 26 Test wickets while in ODIs and T20Is, he has bagged 51 and 35 wickets respectively. Mustafizur made a mark in the very first game that he played in the ODI format. He picked five wickets against India and followed this five-wicket haul with a six-for in his second apperance. Rahman returned with figures of 6/43 in 10 overs this time.

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Shashi Tharoor writes: Banning Mustafizur Rahman from IPL makes no sense. Bangladesh isn't Pakistan

January 08, 2026 1:13 pm

If we decide that Indian public outrage against Bangladesh determines eligibility, what happens to Bangladeshi Hindu cricketers like Litton Das or Soumya Sarkar?

While the ICC hasn’t made any official comment on the issue, it is understood that they held an internal meeting on Tuesday and then conveyed their decision to Bangladesh (BCB)

Despite ICC’s rejection of request, Bangladesh want their T20 World Cup matches moved out of India to avoid 'national humiliation’

January 07, 2026 10:23 pm

World body insists: ‘No security threat in India, so no need to tweak schedule on short notice’

BJP allies question Mustafizur Rahman’s KKR exit: 'Cricket and politics should not be mixed’

On Mustafizur Rahman’s KKR exit, BJP allies caution: 'Don't mix cricket and politics'

January 07, 2026 10:38 am

As JD(U), TDP leaders raise questions, BJP and government insiders say such a decision could have been avoided. “We should differentiate between Pakistan and Bangladesh."

Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman unlikely to get any IPL money after KKR released him

January 07, 2026 8:02 am

Usually players, who tend to insure their contracts, get 50% of earnings even when they miss entire tournament to injury after reporting to the camp but Mustafizur’s case is unique

Mustafizur Rahman barely wooed controversies, was the darling of volatile press folk of his country, so much so that they followed him to cover IPL games, and a poster boy back home. (AP Photo)

The Mustafizur Rahman story: Village boy, artful pacer, now an unwitting political pawn

January 07, 2026 8:01 am

Of mild manners and a tranquil face, he is rarely riled and has barely wooed controversies but now finds himself in centre of a maelstrom

Call on Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur Rahman’s IPL ouster taken at top level in BCCI

January 06, 2026 4:00 pm

The decision, which resulted in Bangladesh refusing to travel to India for next month's T20 World Cup, was taken at the highest level in the board, The Indian Express has learnt.

It’s not cricket, Delhi scores a self-goal

In cricketing gate with Bangladesh, Delhi scores a self-goal

January 06, 2026 7:26 am

In the past, it took wars and terror attacks to snap cricket ties. Now, the goal post has shifted. Cricket has gone from being a calming balm to becoming the gunpowder kept ready to fire at short notice.

BCCI forcing Mustafizur Rahman out of the IPL will not protect minorities in Bangladesh. It will weaken India’s soft power in South Asia

January 05, 2026 6:37 pm

India already faces a perception problem in its neighbourhood. Its language may be measured but its actions are frequently viewed as heavy-handed when dealing with smaller neighbours

KKR had bought Mustafizur in the auction ahead of the 2026 season of the IPL in December. (BCCI Photo)

Bangladesh orders indefinite ban on IPL telecast amid Mustafizur Rahman row

January 05, 2026 3:03 pm

Bangladesh's Information and Broadcasting Ministry said that Mustafizur Rahman's ouster from the IPL has "hurt and angered the Bangladesh citizens" because of which there will be no broadcast of the league.

Why Mustafizur Rahman’s record IPL signing with KKR ended before it began and an India past that won’t fade

January 03, 2026 7:54 pm

Bought for Rs 9.20 crore at the IPL auction ahead of the 2026 season, the left-arm pacer was released within weeks after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) instructed the franchise to let him go, citing “recent developments” amid growing political tensions between India and Bangladesh.