Bangladeshi player in Shah Rukh Khan’s KKR heats up

The controversy erupted following the IPL 2026 auction, where Kolkata Knight Riders signed Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman for ₹9.20 crore. Inclusion of Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman in the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, co-owned by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, has kicked up a political row with leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Opposition Congress sparring over the issue. The controversy erupted following the IPL 2026 auction, where KKR secured Rahman for a staggering ₹9.20 crore. While the move was seen as a tactical masterstroke by cricket analysts, it set off a wave of nationalistic backlash amid strained ties between India and Bangladesh following the death of a Hindu man in Mymensingh. Who said what

Som further alleged that Hindus are being persecuted in Bangladesh, women and girls are being raped, their homes are being burned, and anti-India slogans are being chanted there. “Despite all this, traitors like Shah Rukh Khan, I’m calling him a traitor because everything he has is given by India, given by the people of India, but where do they invest this money? They invest it in players from a country that is working against India. I want to tell people like Shah Rukh Khan that they will not succeed,” Som was quoted as saying by ANI news agency.Amid the ongoing row, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam requested Khan to remove Rahman from his team, saying it would be for “his own good and will also protect India’s interests.”However, Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Anand Dubey said that Bangladeshi players shouldn’t be allowed to play on Indian soil in the IPL. He further said that if Shah Rukh Khan didn’t remove the Bangladesh player, then he doesn’t understand the nation’s sentiments.