India, March 13 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla said the body cannot do anything about the Sunrisers franchise bringing in Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed for the upcoming edition of the Hundred. The franchise owned by Sun TV is being slammed left, right and centre on social media for acquiring Abrar in the players' auction, despite national sentiment and the mood in the country. Kavya Maran, the owner of the franchise, is also facing severe backlash and even the official X (formerly Twitter) handle of Sunrisers Leeds has been suspended.

The Sunrisers management is yet to respond to the backlash in India. However, on Friday afternoon, Shukla made it clear that it is the franchise that needs t...