How is the IPL record of Bangladeshi Mustafizur Rahman, about whom there is an uproar?

The next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) i.e. IPL 2026 is about 4 months away but there is already an uproar regarding it. From Hindu organizations to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, they are unanimously protesting against Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman playing in IPL 2026.

30-year-old Mustafizur was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise owned by Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan for Rs 9.2 crore in the auction held last December. On including left arm fast bowler Mustafizur in his team. Shahrukh Khan and KKR is also facing sharp criticism. Former BJP MLA Sangeet Singh Som has even called Shahrukh a traitor.

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Controversy broke out regarding Mustafizur

Sangeet Singh Som told news agency ANI that if Mustafizur comes to India to play IPL, he will not be allowed to leave the airport. There is opposition to Mustafizur playing in IPL because anti-News is continuously coming from his country Bangladesh. Also, violence against minority Hindus is not showing any signs of stopping.

Famous storytellers Devkinandan Thakur, Dhirendra Shastri and Rambhadracharya have made a scathing attack on Shahrukh Khan and KKR for spending money on Bangladeshi players even in these circumstances. Devkinandan Thakur said that Hindus are being treated violently in Bangladesh. In such a situation, including a Bangladeshi player in the team gives a wrong message.

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How are Mustafizur’s figures?

Mustafizur, who specializes in bowling slow and cutter balls, was first bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the IPL. Mustafizur performed brilliantly in IPL 2016 and played an important role in making SRH the champion. He took 17 wickets in 16 matches. During this period his economy was 6.90, which is quite excellent. However, since then he has not performed much in IPL and till now he has roamed in 4 franchises. KKR is his sixth franchise. Mustafizur has played a total of 60 matches in IPL, in which he has taken 65 wickets.

Mustafizur’s IPL statistics