The 30-year-old left-arm pacer was bought by three-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders at Tuesday’s mini-auction for a record INR 9.20 crore (Tk 12.36 crore), making it the highest price ever paid for a Bangladeshi cricketer in the tournament.
Mustafizur is yet to apply for the NOC, but he has been informed that he can feature in the IPL for the entire period except for a specific part of the New Zealand series, a BCB source confirmed to Cricfrenzy.
Bangladesh are set to play Pakistan in the third week of March, although the series is likely to be rescheduled due to the Pakistan Super League.
This will be followed by a tour of New Zealand in April. While the final itinerary is yet to be confirmed, the tour is expected to include three ODIs and three T20Is and, according to the FTP calendar, will take place during the third and fourth weeks of April.
The IPL season is scheduled to start on March 26 and conclude with the final on May 31.
