Sunrisers Leeds, owned by Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad, has sparked widespread backlash after signing Pakistani leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed for £190,000 ($2,51,956) at The Hundred auction on Thursday.

‘We have nothing’: BCCI’s Rajeev Shukla reacts to Sunrisers’ controversial signing of Abrar Ahmed

The Indian government banned the Pakistan-based social media handles in the country during Op Sindoor in 2025 and the ban is still in effect. There's no evidence, however, that the Leeds' X account was banned at the behest of the Indian government's direction for signing up a Pakistan player.

Kavya Maran's Sunrisers Leeds buy Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed in Hundred auction. Now their X handle is suspended

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‘We have nothing’: BCCI’s Rajeev Shukla reacts to Sunrisers’ controversial signing of Abrar Ahmed

Sunrisers buy Pakistan's spinner in Hundred. Now their X handle is suspended