Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul on Friday emphasised the cricketing links with India amid demand from a Shiv Sena (UBT) leader that the neighbouring country's cricketer Mustafizur Rahman should not be allowed to play in IPL in view of violence against minorities in Bangladesh.

He said the BCB believes in viewing this issue from a cricket perspective.

"We will monitor the entire matter until the end, because we are people of cricket. We believe in looking at this issue from the perspective of cricket, not politics," Aminul Islam Bulbul told ANI.

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was picked by KKR for the IPL 2026 season. Rahman was picked up by the Kolkata-based franchise for Rs 9.20 crore ...