IPL 2021: Mustafizur Rahman may not play first 2 matches for Rajasthan Royals; Know Why?

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Asmita Thakkar
Asmita Thakkar is a political science student, currently pursuing the third year from MIT- World Peace University (Pune). She herself being a cricketer for five years...
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Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman can remain out of the team in the first 2 matches for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2021. Bangladesh’s team has just returned home after finishing their tour of New Zealand. According to the news, Mustafizur is with the team right now. He will leave for India on Sunday (4 April). The left-arm fast bowler has been included in his team this year by the Rajasthan Royals.

According to the report, Mustafizur Rahman will be with the team till 4 April, according to the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s Senior Manager, Rabid Imam. He is not going to India yet, he will be with the team and will be leaving for India on Sunday.

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Mustafizur will have to stay in Quarantine for a week as per BCCI rules when he reaches India. In this way, he can stay out of the team in 2 matches for Rajasthan Royals. On 12 April, Rajasthan Royals will take on Punjab Kings. On April 15, the match will be played between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals.

Last week, Bangladesh Cricket Board gave Mustafizur Rahman a NOC to play in IPL 2021. This was confirmed by Bangladesh Cricket Board chief selector Mihajul Abedin.

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This stormy bowler from Bangladesh was included in the team during the IPL auction by Rajasthan Royals. The franchise bought Mustafizur for his base price of Rs 1 crore.

Mustafizur Rahman made his IPL debut in 2016. He has taken 24 wickets in the Indian Premier League so far. His best performance in the IPL has been 3 wickets for 16 runs. This time Rajasthan Royals have high hopes from Mustafizur.

Asmita Thakkar is a political science student, currently pursuing the third year from MIT- World Peace University (Pune). She herself being a cricketer for five years and her interest in politics , sports and journalism makes her a good fit as a sports journalist and political journalist. Apart from journalist, she is also a poet and an actor. She is currently working as a Journalist in SportsDigest.in and can be contacted via [email protected]