Bad news for Shah Rukh Khan’s KKR, star player worth Rs 92000000 may miss part of IPL 2026 due to…, his name is…

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman is expected to miss part of the IPL 2026 season as Shah Rukh Khan's KKR bought him for Rs 92000000 at the mini-auction.

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman is expected to miss part of the IPL 2026 season, according to India Today. He was purchased by Shah Rukh Khan’s KKR for Rs 9.2 crore in the IPL 2026 auction, while Sri Lanka’s Matheesha Pathirana was bought for Rs 18 crore.

Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed that Mustafizur will be unavailable

According to the report, sources from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed that Mustafizur will be unavailable for games between April 16 and 23. The IPL 2026 matches during this period overlap with Bangladesh’s home ODI and T20I series against New Zealand.

IPL 2026 is expected to take place from March 26 to May 31. While Mustafizur is not a regular in Bangladesh’s ODI team, he is an important player in their T20I side. The report added that the cricket board will give him a partial No Objection Certificate (NOC), allowing him to skip the ODI series and return to India after completing the T20I matches.

Kolkata Knight Riders made a big impact at the IPL 2026 mini-auction

Kolkata Knight Riders made a big impact at the IPL 2026 mini-auction with key signings like Cameron Green, Matheesha Pathirana, and Mustafizur Rahman. They strengthened their squad further by picking Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra and bringing back Tim Seifert and Rahul Tripathi. The team’s selections showed a clear focus on young Indian talent, aiming for a balanced squad with quality players and a long-term plan, according to an official statement.

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad

Retained Players:
Ajinkya Rahane, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Varun Chakravarthy, Ramandeep Singh, Ankul Roy, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik

Players Bought:
Cameron Green (Rs 25.20 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 18 crore), Mustafizur Rahman (Rs 9.20 crore), Tejasvi Singh (Rs 3 crore), Finn Allen (Rs 2 crore), Tim Seifert (Rs 1.50 crore), Rahul Tripathi (Rs 75 lakh), Kartik Tyagi (Rs 30 lakh), Daksh Kamra (Rs 30 lakh), Sarthak Ranjan (Rs 30 lakh), Prashant Solanki (Rs 30 lakh), Akashdeep (Rs 1 crore), Rachin Ravindra (Rs 2 crore)