The BCCI has reportedly instructed the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to release Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman from their squad for IPL 2026. BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia cited 'recent developments' and ongoing anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh as reasons for the directive. This decision follows a political controversy involving a BJP leader's comments about KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan and the player's acquisition.