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Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman is expected to miss part of the IPL 2026 season according to India Today. He was purchased by Shah Rukh Khans KKR for Rs 9.2 crore in the IPL 2026 auction while Sri Lankas 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 Bangladeshs 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 teams 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)