{"id":140624,"date":"2026-03-12T10:08:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=140624"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:38:40","slug":"the-hundred-auction-2026-pakistan-spinner-abrar-ahmed-signed-by-indian-owned-sunrisers-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=140624","title":{"rendered":"The Hundred Auction 2026: Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed signed by Indian-owned Sunrisers Leeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70735844\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed was bought by Sunrisers Leeds for 190,000 pounds ($254,201.00) in \u200bthe men\u2019s auction for The Hundred on Thursday, despite \u200cmedia reports that Indian-owned teams might \u200bavoid signing cricketers from Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>In February, \u2060the        <i>BBC<\/i> reported that Manchester Super Giants, MI London, Southern Brave and Sunrisers Leeds would not consider \u200csigning Pakistani players for the United Kingdom-based competition amid tensions between neighbours India \u200cand Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Following the report, the England and \u200cWales \u2060Cricket Board (ECB) and all eight franchises \u2060stressed that players must not be excluded from selection based on nationality.<\/p>\n<p>Abrar has played 38 Twenty20s for Pakistan \u200bsince making his debut \u200cin 2024, taking 52 wickets with an economy rate of 6.67.<\/p>\n<p>Sunrisers opened the bidding for the 27-year-old at 130,000 pounds before raising \u200ctheir bid to fend off interest \u200bfrom Trent Rockets.<\/p>\n<p>Trent Rockets, which is not Indian-owned, also attempted to sign Abrar\u2019s \u2060compatriot Usman Tariq, who ultimately joined Birmingham Phoenix for 140,000 pounds, while Pakistan\u2019s Shadab Khan \u200cand Haris Rauf went unsold.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani players have been effectively barred from the Indian Premier League (IPL) since 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2060Hundred, the only cricket league in the world \u2060that uses a 100-ball format, will be held from July 21 to August \u200c16.<\/p>\n<p>It was opened to private investment last year, with four franchises acquired by IPL \u200bowners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Mar 12, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/abrar-ahmed-hundred-auction-2026-sunrisers-leeds-price\/article70735844.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed was bought by Sunrisers Leeds for 190,000 pounds ($254,201.00) in \u200bthe men\u2019s auction for The Hundred on Thursday, despite \u200cmedia reports that Indian-owned teams might \u200bavoid signing cricketers from Pakistan. 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