Overview
- Playing for Rangpur Riders on January 2 in Sylhet, Mustafizur reached 400 T20 wickets in his 315th match with figures of 4-0-24-3 against Sylhet Titans.
- The BCCI directed Kolkata Knight Riders to release Mustafizur from their IPL 2026 squad, and KKR said it complied; he had been signed at the December mini-auction for Rs 9.20 crore.
- Bangladesh’s interim government instructed the BCB to formally ask the ICC to relocate the team’s World Cup fixtures out of India, proposing Sri Lanka as the alternative host.
- Some reports state the BCB has said it will not travel to India for the tournament and has revoked Mustafizur’s IPL NOC, though these claims have not been broadly confirmed by international authorities.
- An ICC ruling on the venue request is pending, with officials cautioning that late schedule changes would be difficult, as Mustafizur continues strong BPL form including a match-clinching final over on January 5.