SRH Owners Buy Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed For Rs 2.34 Crore For During The Hundred Auction
Sunrisers Leeds, owned by Chennai-based media conglomerate Sun Group, on Thursday bought mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed during the Hundred player auction, making him the first Pakistan player to be signed by an Indian-owned franchise in the tournament. The Sunrisers gave GBP 190,000 (Rs 2.34 crore approximately) to acquire the services of Ahmed after a bidding war with Trent Rockets. His signing also put to rest the talks that Indian Hundred owners will not bid for Pakistan players, as the franchises from the IPL have not engaged them since 2009 owing to strained diplomatic relations between the two neighbouring nations.
