{"id":536275,"date":"2026-03-13T05:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=536275"},"modified":"2026-03-13T05:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:24:18","slug":"abrar-signed-by-indian-owned-sunrisers-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/abrar-signed-by-indian-owned-sunrisers-leeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Abrar signed by Indian-owned Sunrisers Leeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hundred auction<br \/>\nSunrisers opens bidding for Abrar at \u00a3130,000 before raising their bid to fend off interest from Trent Rockets<br \/>\n london<br \/>\nPakistan spinner Abrar signed by Indian-owned Sunrisers Leeds in Hundred auction<br \/>\nLeg-spinner Abrar Ahmed was bought by Sunrisers Leeds for \u00a3190,000 ($254,201) in the men\u2019s auction for The Hundred on Thursday, despite media reports that Indian-owned teams might avoid signing cricketers from Pakistan.<br \/>\nIn February, the BBC 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