In his first reaction after being released by KKR on BCCI's instruction, Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman said, "If they release me, what can I do?" The BCCI had asked KKR to release Mustafizur amid boycott calls in India after attacks on religious minorities in Bangladesh. KKR had bought Mustafizur for ₹9.2 crore in the IPL mini auction.