US EditionWhy Mustafizur Rahman Is Unlikely to Get Compensation From BCCI After KKR Release: Report
Mustafizur Rahman, released by Kolkata Knight Riders on BCCI orders, will not receive compensation as insurance and contracts exclude non-injury releases, IPL sources said.
- On January 06, 2026 Mustafizur Rahman was released by Kolkata Knight Riders at Board of Control for Cricket in India instruction but is unlikely to receive compensation.
- BCCI said the step was necessitated by `the developments all around`, while sources said political and administrative factors and the Indo-Bangladesh context influenced the move, which could shift next year.
- Typically, franchises pay injured foreign international players and insurers cover part of salaries, but Mustafizur's release is outside standard insurance clauses and KKR face no obligation to pay.
- Mustafizur, a Rs 9.20 crore signing, faces losing compensation as Bangladesh banned IPL telecast and the Bangladesh Cricket Board demanded shifting T20 World Cup games to Sri Lanka.
- Anonymous IPL sources warned no overseas cricketer would want to pursue the Court of Arbitration for Sport route given shifting Indo-Bangladesh relations that could change next year and Indian legal jurisdiction.
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