{"id":199462,"date":"2026-03-12T10:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tetrabulletin.com\/?p=199462"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:38:07","slug":"kavya-marans-franchise-buys-pakistani-spinner-abrar-ahmed-who-mocked-india-after-operation-sindoor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tetrabulletin.com\/?p=199462","title":{"rendered":"Kavya Maran&#8217;s franchise buys Pakistani spinner Abrar Ahmed who mocked India after Operation Sindoor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1204420\">\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<figure>\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/d16f573ilcot6q.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Abrar-Ahmed-1.webp\" class=\"w-full h-48 rounded-lg object-cover mt-4\" alt=\"Kavya Maran\u2019s franchise buys Pakistani spinner Abrar Ahmed who mocked India after Operation Sindoor\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 90vw, 1200px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d16f573ilcot6q.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Abrar-Ahmed-1.webp 1200w, https:\/\/d16f573ilcot6q.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Abrar-Ahmed-1-360x216.webp 360w, https:\/\/d16f573ilcot6q.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Abrar-Ahmed-1-390x234.webp 390w, https:\/\/d16f573ilcot6q.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Abrar-Ahmed-1-768x461.webp 768w, https:\/\/d16f573ilcot6q.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Abrar-Ahmed-1-100x60.webp 100w, https:\/\/d16f573ilcot6q.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Abrar-Ahmed-1-150x90.webp 150w\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-center text-ispgrey-300 text-imgcap font-isp-400 mt-2 mb-6\">\n\t\tImage Credit: ACC Media\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Usman Tariq also found a bidder, but a non-IPL-related franchise.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" wp_automatic_readability=\"41.920696768279\">\n<p>\t\t<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"????><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-grey-100 in-quote:font-isp-400 in-quote:before:content-[\" in-quote:after:content-=\"\">SunRisers Leeds (formerly Northern Superchargers) have just bought Pakistani leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed at <a class=\"text-ispblack-200 hover:text-ispgrey-300 visited:text-ispgrey-300 text-sm underline-offset-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insidesport.in\/cricket\/live-blog\/the-hundred-auction-2026-live-updates-joe-root-shaheen-afridi-finn-allen-aiden-markram-sunil-narine-david-miller\/\">The Hundred 2026 auction<\/a>. Despite reports suggesting that Indian Premier League (IPL)-linked franchises won\u2019t bid for any cricketers from Pakistan, SunRisers went hard to acquire Abrar.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-6 mb-4\">SunRisers buy Abrar Ahmed<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-grey-100 in-quote:font-isp-400 in-quote:before:content-[\" in-quote:after:content-=\"\">Trent Rockets had initially started the bid at \u00a3100,000, but SunRisers joined in quickly. They both went toe-to-toe until the figure reached \u00a3190,000 (approximately INR 2.34 crore). Then the Rockets pulled out. Abrar became just the second Pakistani to find a bidder in The Hundred 2026 auction after Birmingham Phoenix acquired Usman Tarif, for whom SunRisers didn\u2019t bid. Shadab Khan, Saim Ayub, and Haris Rauf didn\u2019t get any bids. Meanwhile, <a class=\"text-ispblack-200 hover:text-ispgrey-300 visited:text-ispgrey-300 text-sm underline-offset-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insidesport.in\/cricket\/players\/shaheen-afridi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shaheen Shah Afridi<\/a> pulled out of The Hundred 2026 auction just moments before.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-grey-100 in-quote:font-isp-400 in-quote:before:content-[\" in-quote:after:content-=\"\">It\u2019s perhaps the first time since Pakistani cricketers were banned from the IPL from 2009 onwards that a franchise with links to India has signed a Pakistani cricketer. In the SA20, where all teams are IPL-backed, no Pakistani player features. The same has happened in every league until now.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-6 mb-4\">Decision causes uproar<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-grey-100 in-quote:font-isp-400 in-quote:before:content-[\" in-quote:after:content-=\"\">SunRisers Leeds\u2019 decision to buy Abrar made several unhappy online in India. For those who are unaware, Abrar had mocked the Indian armed forces after Operation Sindoor in May. He had used the incident of Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman being captured by the Pakistan Air Force. The images of Abhinandan drinking tea have been used by several Pakistanis to take aim at India. Abrar was one of those who took part as well. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7.4190751445087\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.728323699422\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Indian Cricketers are going to play cricket with Faheem Ashraf &amp; Abrar Ahmed on Sunday who mocked our great army at time of Operation Sindoor.<\/p>\n<p>Since when it is okay to play cricket with terrorists? And they will also shake their hands with them post game, the way Suryakumar did. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d9hOhyEeNa\">pic.twitter.com\/d9hOhyEeNa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rajiv1841\/status\/1966145807918444729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-6 mb-4\" id=\"h-pakistani-players-at-the-hundred-auction-2026\">Pakistani players at The Hundred auction 2026<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list grid-cols-1 gap-2 grid mb-4\">\n<li class=\"text-ispgrey-100 text-sm font-isp-500 p-1 list-item-disc relative ml-2 pl-4\">Abrar Ahmed \u2013 \u00a3190,000 (SunRisers Leeds)<\/li>\n<li class=\"text-ispgrey-100 text-sm font-isp-500 p-1 list-item-disc relative ml-2 pl-4\">Usman Tariq \u2013 \u00a3140,000 (Birmingham Phoenix)<\/li>\n<li class=\"text-ispgrey-100 text-sm font-isp-500 p-1 list-item-disc relative ml-2 pl-4\">Haris Rauf \u2013 Unsold for now<\/li>\n<li class=\"text-ispgrey-100 text-sm font-isp-500 p-1 list-item-disc relative ml-2 pl-4\">Shadab Khan \u2013 Unsold for now<\/li>\n<li class=\"text-ispgrey-100 text-sm font-isp-500 p-1 list-item-disc relative ml-2 pl-4\">Saim Ayub \u2013 Unsold for now<\/li>\n<li class=\"text-ispgrey-100 text-sm font-isp-500 p-1 list-item-disc relative ml-2 pl-4\">Shaheen Shah Afridi (pulled out)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"articles-list mt-6\">\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Pick<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-1204420\" class=\"w-full mb-4 z-0 relative hero-before rounded-lg flex-col justify-end items-start inline-flex absolute\" data-k5a-pos=\"hero_slider\">\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d16f573ilcot6q.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Abrar-Ahmed-1-390x234.webp 468w, https:\/\/d16f573ilcot6q.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Abrar-Ahmed-1-768x461.webp 728w\" 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