Kavya Maran faces controversy over purchase of Pakistani spinner Abrar Ahmed

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Sunrisers Leads took a big decision regarding Abrar Ahmed

New Delhi: Sunrisers Leeds recently bought Pakistani leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed in ‘The Hundred’ auction. This player was included in the team at a price of approximately Rs 2.34 crore. This is a significant move, as he becomes the first Pakistani player to be signed by an Indian-owned franchise. Due to this, Sunrisers Leads has faced many criticisms on social media. The owner of the team is Kavya Maran.

Along with this, Sunrisers Leeds’ official social media account on ‘X’ has been suspended. However, the clear reason for this suspension has not been revealed yet. When anyone tries to open this account, it shows a notification of suspension. No official statement has been issued yet by ‘X’ or the franchise on this.

Franchise’s clarification on signing Abrar

Sunrisers Leeds have released a statement regarding their decision to buy Abrar Ahmed in the auction. Team head coach Daniel Vettori said, ‘Abrar has a lot of versatility and England’s domestic players have never faced him before. We went in prepared to bid on all the players that were available to us. When this option came, there were many excellent international spinners available, but Abrar remained our first choice.

Glimpse of Abrar Ahmed’s performance

27-year-old Abrar Ahmed has taken 52 wickets in 38 T20 Internationals for Pakistan. His career economy rate has been 6.67. In T20 cricket, Abrar has taken 109 wickets in a total of 84 matches. 13 Pakistani players were included in ‘The Hundred’ auction, but only two of them were bid. Apart from Abrar, mystery spinner Usman Tariq also got a bid, who has been bought by Birmingham Phoenix. This franchise does not have any connection with India. It is noteworthy that Shaheen Afridi had already withdrawn his name.