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    India-owned Sunrisers Leeds sign Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed in The Hundred men’s auction
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    India-owned Sunrisers Leeds Sign Pakistan Spinner Abrar Ahmed In The Hundred Men’s Auction

    By IANS News March 12, 2026 • 21:18 PM View: 159
    Wales Cricket Board: Sunrisers Leeds bought Pakistan leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed for 190,000 pounds (Rs 2.3 crore) on Thursday in the inaugural men’s Hundred auction, making him the first Pakistani international signed by an Indian-owned franchise in the tournament.

    The purchase for Abrar, who came with a base price of 75,000 pounds, came after Sunrisers Leeds, owned by Indian media group Sun TV, prevailed in a bidding contest with Trent Rockets at the auction shortly before the lunch break happened.

    Sun TV completed its acquisition of the franchise previously known as Northern Superchargers by buying a 49 percent stake from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the remaining 51 percent from Yorkshire for about 100 million pounds.

    TAGS Sunrisers Leeds Abrar Ahmed Sun TV Trent Rockets Northern Superchargers Wales Cricket Board Sunrisers Hyderabad Sunrisers Eastern Cape No Pakistan Indian Premier League Nine Pakistan Usman Tariq Birmingham Phoenix
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