Seven Bangladesh Players Register for IPL 2027 Auction Despite Mustafizur Controversy last year: Seven Bangladesh cricketers have registered for the IPL 2027 auction. The news came as a shock to fans after the recent tensions between Bangladesh and India in World Cricket.
Tensions began in December 2025, when the Kolkata Knight Riders signed left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman for INR 9.20 crore at the IPL mini-auction. The fee made him the highest-paid Bangladeshi cricketer in the league’s history.
Soon afterwards, political tensions escalated between the two countries and on January 3, 2026, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) instructed KKR to release Mustafizur from his contract. The decision was received negatively by the public and cricket fans across the globe.
Bangladesh responded strongly. On January 5, the government said the move had no “rational reason”. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ordered an indefinite ban on the telecast and promotion of the IPL across the country.
The conflict then moved to international cricket. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) formally asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to move its matches at the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup from co-host India to Sri Lanka, citing security concerns. When the ICC rejected the request, Bangladesh withdrew from the tournament, and Scotland took their place.
Despite that sequence of events, 7 Bangladeshi players registered for the Indian Premier League 2027 Auction, including Mustafizur Rahman himself, who got humiliated last season.
It also remains to be seen whether Bangladesh’s broadcast ban on the IPL will stay in place if any of the seven players are picked up at the auction.
