The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has extended Mustafizur Rahman’s No Objection Certificate (NOC) for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by one day, allowing him to participate in the team’s match against Punjab Kings on May 1.
Mustafizur’s extended NOC means he will be available for CSK’s back-to-back matches against Lucknow Super Giants on April 19 and 23, Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 28, and Punjab Kings on May 1. After these matches, he will return to Bangladesh for the home T20I series against Zimbabwe from May 3 to 12, followed by the T20I series against USA in Texas from May 21.
“We had given Mustafizur a leave to play in the IPL till April 30, but since Chennai has a match on May 1, we have extended his leave by a day upon receiving a request from Chennai and the BCCI,” said Shahriar Nafees, BCB’s deputy manager of cricket operations.
Mustafizur has been in impressive form for CSK, taking ten wickets at an average of 18.30 in five matches, including his maiden four-wicket haul in the competition. This is his best performance in the IPL since the 2021 season when he played for the Rajasthan Royals.
The wickets have come at a crucial time for the left-arm quick, who had lost his place in the Bangladesh ODI side after taking just two wickets in the T20I series against Sri Lanka. However, Mustafizur remains Bangladesh’s most successful bowler in T20Is and has a confirmed place in the T20 World Cup squad.
