There was an uproar when Kavya Maran’s Sunrisers bought a PAK player, coach Vettori said – management did not stop us from buying Abrar.
Sunrisers Leeds and Abrar Ahmed Controversy : Before IPL 2026, Kavya Marana’s Sunrisers franchise seems to be embroiled in controversies. Because of this, Pakistani player Abrar Ahmed has to be bought in the auction by paying a huge amount. Actually, in the auction of England’s franchise league The Hundred 2026, Kavya Maran’s team Sunrisers Leeds bought Pakistani spinner Abrar Ahmed for 1.90 lakh pounds (about Rs 2.34 crore). After which Indian fans are expressing their displeasure regarding this. On which team coach Daniel Vettori had to give clarification.
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Like IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sunrisers Leeds is owned by Sun Group, which is headed by industrialist Kalanithi Maran. When the auction was going on for The Hundred 2026, Sunrisers CEO Kavya Maran and head coach Daniel Vettori were present at the auction table. As soon as Sunrisers Leeds bought Pakistani spinner Abrar Ahmed, there was a flood of posts against Kavya Maran on social media. Fans said that the Indian-owned franchise should not have bought a player from an enemy country. Along with this, Abrar Ahmed’s posts and statements against India are going viral.
The coach put full responsibility on the management
However, as the controversy escalated, Sunrisers Leeds coach Daniel Vettori gave a clarification and put the responsibility of buying Abrar on the management. Vettori told a media outlet, ‘I knew what speculations were going on outside about Pakistani players, but we did not receive any instructions from the management not to sign them.’ He said, ‘We had come into the auction keeping on our radar every player who was available to us. As soon as the option opened, we had the names of many international spinners, but Abrar Ahmed was our first choice.” Vettori’s statement has made it clear that the ‘core team’ of Sunrisers had already made up their mind to buy Abrar and there was no ‘restriction’ from above.
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