The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday clarified remarks made by sports adviser Asif Nazrul, stating that the communication referenced by the adviser was an internal exchange between the BCB and the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) security department.

Law and Sports Adviser of the interim government, Dr Asif Nazrul, has strongly protested the directive to remove Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman from IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on political grounds.