BCB writes letter to BCCI, wants to enhance cricket ties after Mustafizur Rahman IPL row: ‘Regular communication’

The sentiment eventually led the BCCI to order KKR to release Rahman from the squad. This then had a ripple effect as Bangladesh refused to travel to India for the T20 World Cup 2026, and eventually, the Bangla Tigers were shown the door from the tournament and replaced by Scotland in Group C.

However, as the dust continues to settle, the Bangladesh board has now written to the BCCI, exploring more cooperation in cricket between the two Asian countries. The Director (Cricket Operations) of the BCB, Nazmul Abedin Fahim, confirmed that the board indeed sent an email to the Indian board.

The Bangladesh men's team are slated to face India in three ODIs and as many T20Is later this year. However, as of now, it's not known whether India would oblige the commitment and travel to Dhaka for the white-ball series.

“In the letter, we mentioned that the Indian national cricket team is scheduled to come to Bangladesh in September to play a series, and after that, our women’s team is supposed to go to India. We also included in the letter a request to explore any other possibilities for reciprocal cricket collaborations,” he added.

Earlier this week, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal finally broke his silence on Rahman being released by KKR, saying it was an “unfortunate” situation. However, he also added that the Indian government had no role to play in the matter.

“I would only say it was unfortunate. Beyond that, I do not have much knowledge,” Dhumal told the Financial Times.

I do not think the government has any interest or any role to play in running cricket day to day. The government is supportive of cricket at large. But, yes, sometimes events happen around us, and decisions follow. I am sure good sense will prevail and that this will not be the case going forward," he added.

Speaking of India and Bangladesh, the two men's teams are slated to play three ODIs and three T20Is from September 1 to September 12.

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