KKR lose Akash Deep ahead of IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders will be without Akash Deep for the entire IPL 2026 season after the pacer failed to recover from a lower-back stress injury, with an estimated three more months needed for rehabilitation.
Kolkata Knight Riders will be without Akash Deep for the entire IPL 2026 season after the pacer failed to recover from a lower-back stress injury, with an estimated three more months needed for rehabilitation.
Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana is set to miss the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League after Sri Lanka Cricket declined to grant him a No-Objection Certificate (NOC), according to reports.
Blessing Muzarabani is set to skip the 2026 season of the Pakistan Super League after securing a deal in the Indian Premier League, a move that could see him replace Mustafizur Rahman at Kolkata Knight Riders.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will begin the Indian Premier League 2026 season against Sunrisers Hyderabad at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 28.
Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali believes the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made a mistake by hastily dropping Mustafizur Rahman from the Indian Premier League (IPL), arguing that the situation could have been handled more tactfully to avoid the current fallout.
Mustafizur Rahman was expected to travel to India to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) shortly after returning home from the T20 World Cup.
The release of Mustafizur Rahman from Kolkata Knight Riders on the BCCI’s directive has sparked wider consequences, with Bangladesh opting not to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) formally approaching the ICC over the issue.
The controversy surrounding Mustafizur Rahman’s exclusion from the Indian Premier League has continued to ripple through Bangladeshi and Indian cricket.
The decision to ask IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was taken unilaterally at the highest level of the BCCI, without consulting the IPL Governing Council or league administrators, according to The Indian Express.
Kolkata Knight Riders have found themselves in an unusual situation ahead of the new IPL season after being instructed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to release Mustafizur Rahman amid external political and security concerns.
Mustafizur Rahman is expected to be available for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026 despite the worsening diplomatic relations between India and Bangladesh.
After years of consistent performances in franchise cricket, Mustafizur Rahman has finally been rewarded with a big IPL payday. The Bangladesh left-arm pacer was snapped up by Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 9.2 crore ahead of the upcoming season, making him the most expensive Bangladeshi player in IPL history.