Hyderabad (TIP)- The inaugural auction of The Hundred’s private era on March 12, 2026, was expected to be a celebratory milestone for the ECB. Instead, it has ignited a fierce geopolitical controversy in India. SunRisers Leeds, a franchise owned by the Sun Group and linked to the IPL’s SunRisers Hyderabad, sparked a social media firestorm after winning a bidding war for Pakistan’s mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed.
The signing, worth £190,000 (approx. Rs 2.34 crore), is a landmark event. It marks the first time in many years that a franchise with Indian ownership has actively recruited a Pakistani international. While the move was praised in the UK as a victory for meritocracy, it has drawn severe backlash from Indian fans, many of whom have called for a boycott of the SunRisers brand.
The Hundred, an eight-team tournament, will be played in the UK from July 21 to August 16.
The primary driver of the outrage is a series of controversial social media posts allegedly made by Abrar Ahmed in mid-2025. Following a period of heightened cross-border tension, Abrar reportedly shared content that Indian fans claim mocked the Indian Armed Forces. As news of the signing broke, hashtags like #ShameOnSRH and #BoycottSunrisers began trending on X. Critics argued that by handing a lucrative contract to a player who had publicly disparaged Indian security forces, the franchise owners had ignored national sentiment for tactical gain.
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