Mustafizur Rahman, the Bangladesh left-arm pacer, has been granted the no-objection certificate by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Mustafizur's participation with the Delhi Capitals, however, will be limited to the league stage of the IPL, with the BCB granting him permission to be part of the league only from May 18-24.
INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE, 2025
Mustafizur granted NOC for IPL participation from May 18-24
Mustafizur Rahman will be available for DC for the remainder of the league stage © BCCI/IPL
The Bangladesh team is currently in Sharjah to play two T20Is against the UAE on May 17 and May 19. Mustafizur will be available for Bangladesh's first match before joining the DC team. After this series, Bangladesh will leave for Pakistan to play a five-match T20I series which begins on May 25, with the board expecting Mustafizur to re-join the national team by then.
"As per the decision of BCB Cricket Operations, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has granted a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to national team pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman for his participation in the ongoing IPL 2025 in India, for the period from 18 - 24 May 2025," BCB said in a statement. "It may also be noted that Mustafizur is available for Bangladesh's first T20 international against the UAE scheduled on 17 May 2025 in Sharjah."
Mustafizur was picked by DC as a replacement for Jake Fraser-McGurk
