Mustafizur Rahman, the Bangladesh pacer, is expected to sit out the next game for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024.
He has traveled to Bangladesh to process his US Visa ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, scheduled to be held in the Caribbean and the United States in June.
CSK’s upcoming match is an away fixture against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday (April 5).
Mustafizur is anticipated to return on Sunday or Monday, depending on the duration of his visa processing.
A return on Monday (April 8) would be tight, possibly causing him to miss the home match against Kolkata Knight Riders, also scheduled for the same day.
“Mustafizur arrived last night from the IPL for US visa purposes for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
He will be giving his fingerprint at the US embassy tomorrow (April 4) and later will travel back to India to join Chennai,” confirmed BCB cricket operation chairman Jalal Yunus to Cricpulse on Wednesday.
Mustafizur has been a crucial player for CSK in the tournament, claiming seven wickets in three matches, leading the bowling charts.
He delivered outstanding figures of 4-29 in the IPL 2024 opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and followed up with 2-30 against Gujarat Titans.
However, he was expensive in the game against Delhi Capitals, conceding 47 runs from his four overs for one wicket.
His IPL stint will conclude by the end of April, as he is set to join the national team for their five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe starting on May 3.
“His NOC for the tournament runs till April 30, and we are expecting him to come back after that from IPL,” Yunus added.
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