Pakistan’s Abrar signed by India-owned Sunrisers in Hundred auction
Al Jazeera
Pakistani spinner Abrar Ahmed has been signed by Indian-owned Sunrisers Leeds in English cricket’s Hundred auction.
Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed was bought by Sunrisers Leeds for 190,000 pounds ($254,000) in the men’s auction for the Hundred, despite concerns that Indian-owned teams might avoid signing cricketers from Pakistan.
In February, media reports suggested that Manchester Super Giants, MI London, Southern Brave and Sunrisers Leeds would not consider signing Pakistani players for the United Kingdom-based competition amid tensions between neighbours India and Pakistan.
Following the report, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and all eight franchises stressed that players must not be excluded from selection based on nationality.
Abrar has played 38 Twenty20s for Pakistan since making his debut in 2024, taking 52 wickets with an economy rate of 6.67.
Sunrisers opened the bidding for the 27-year-old at 130,000 pounds ($174,000) before raising their bid to fend off interest from Trent Rockets at the auction in London on Thursday.
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