Overview
- After public backlash, the BCCI instructed Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman, and the franchise complied following his Rs 9.20 crore signing.
- The Bangladesh Cricket Board has said it will not send the team to India and requested that group matches be moved to Sri Lanka, a request reports say the ICC has declined.
- Moeen Ali criticized cricket authorities for failing to keep politics out of the game, called Mustafizur’s removal “rubbish,” and asserted the ICC is not neutral.
- Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi questioned India’s sportsmanship as former West Indies captain Jason Holder lamented growing politicisation in recent tournaments.
- Coverage in multiple outlets noted Bangladesh has halted IPL broadcasts domestically, escalating the fallout from the Mustafizur decision and the venue dispute.