Overview
- Mustafizur Rahman became the fastest pace bowler to 400 T20 wickets on January 2 in the BPL, reaching the mark in his 315th match with figures of 4-0-24-3 against Sylhet.
- He is the 11th bowler to reach 400 T20 wickets and the second-fastest overall behind Rashid Khan, moving past benchmarks set by Wahab Riaz and Imran Tahir.
- BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed that the board instructed Kolkata Knight Riders to release Mustafizur and said the franchise would be allowed a replacement.
- KKR had bought the left-arm pacer for Rs 9.20 crore at December’s mini-auction, and reports noted post-auction opposition from political and religious groups in India.
- Bangladesh’s interim government told the BCB to ask the ICC to move its T20 World Cup 2026 matches out of India, proposing Sri Lanka, with adviser Asif Nazrul also warning IPL broadcasts in Bangladesh could be halted.