US EditionIndian Sports Presenter Issues Statement After Sudden Exit From BPL Amid BCCI-BCB Row: 'Nation Comes First'
Ridhima Pathak voluntarily left her BPL hosting role amid media rumors during ongoing BCB-BCCI tensions, emphasizing personal choice and national integrity, she said on Instagram.
- Ridhima Pathak, the Indian sports presenter, wrote on Instagram that her exit from the Bangladesh Premier League was a personal decision and she was not removed by the organisers or the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
- In recent weeks, the BCCI-BCB dispute intensified when the Board of Control for Cricket in India instructed Kolkata Knight Riders to release Mustafizur Rahman from IPL 2026, straining relations with the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
- Quoting her Instagram message, Pathak said `truth matters` and that `the nation always comes first`, pledging to stand for integrity and clarity beyond any single assignment.
- The row has prompted immediate consequences, as the Bangladesh Cricket Board denied Mustafizur Rahman a No Objection Certificate, the Bangladesh government banned IPL broadcasts, and the ICC reportedly denied the BCB’s venue-change request for the 2026 T20 World Cup.
- Pathak's clarification arrived hours after Bangladeshi media reported the BCB removed her, and she had co-hosted BPL 2025-26 coverage alongside Pakistan presenter Zainab Abbas before her exit.
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