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Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar condemns Indian-owned Hundred team for signing Pakistan spinner

Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed was signed by Indian-owned Hundred team Sunrisers Leeds at last week’s auction

The Independent UK

‘Money Paid to Pakistan Players Helps Those Killing Indians’: Sunil Gavaskar on Abrar Ahmed Deal

The signing of Pakistani mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed by Sunrisers Leeds, a franchise owned by the Sun TV Network and led by Kavya Maran, has ignited a major controversy among Indian cricket fans and experts.

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Ashes gagging orders and a storm over a teacup: it must be the new cricket season

The revamped Hundred will bring us the awkward spectacle of men in chinos struggling to keep the lid on a Pandora’s box of political volatility

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Abrar Ahmed’s Hundred Deal Sparks Online Debate as Sunrisers Leeds’ X Account Gets Suspended

The 2026 player auction for The Hundred unexpectedly sparked debate online after Pakistan leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed was picked by Sunrisers Leeds. The franchise secured the 27-year-old for £190,000 during the men’s auction, but the announcement quickly drew mixed reactions across social media platforms. Sunrisers Leeds is linked to the same…

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Aussies overlooked but English gun hits Hundred jackpot

English allround prospect James Coles has proved the big winner of The Hundred auction, earning a huge pay-day of £390,000 as Australians went largely unwanted.

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Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed defies talk of ‘shadow ban’ with Sunrisers deal in Hundred

The leg-spinner was signed by Sunrisers Leeds for £190,000, after fears the four Indian-owned sides would operate a ‘shadow ban’ on picking Pakistani players

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan stars avoid Hundred auction snub as Abrar Ahmed and Usman Tariq signed

The nation’s only female representatives – Fatima Sana and Sadia Iqbal – went unsold in the women’s auction, however

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Evergreen Aussie hits jackpot in The Hundred auction

Beth Mooney has proved the joint biggest-money buy in the auction for English cricket's The Hundred white-ball tournament, scooping a $A395,000 deal.

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When is The Hundred auction and which players are available?

The Hundred has been revamped this summer after investment from the Indian Premier League

The Independent UK

Harry Brook hopes Pakistan players will not be overlooked for The Hundred

England’s white-ball captain is set to play for the newly-renamed Sunrisers Leeds this summer

The Independent UK

Mitch Marsh to lead throng of Aussies into The Hundred

There'll be at least 16 Australian internationals featuring in this year's edition of England's lucrative showpiece white-ball event, The Hundred.

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