New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to pacer Mustafizur Rahman but will return for national duty for eight days. Mustafizur, who has plied his trade for Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals in IPL before, was bought for Rs.9.20 crore during the auction recently by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

A left-arm seamer is a must for any team in T20 cricket and Mustafizur became a perfect replacement for Mitchell Starc, who played a huge role in KKR's title-winning campaign in IPL 2024. With Matheesha Pathirana, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Cameron Green, Sunil Narine and Vaibhav Arora in the side, KKR have one of most potent bowling attacks.

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