Kolkata Knight Riders' Rs 9.20 crore signing of Bangladeshi bowler Mustafizur Rahman for IPL 2026 has sparked controversy. Some Indian groups and a BJP leader have called for boycotts, citing alleged persecution of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh and accusing team co-owner Shah Rukh Khan of being a 'traitor' for investing in a player from that country. Rahman is Bangladesh's leading IPL wicket-taker. The franchise has not yet responded to the backlash.