India, March 13 -- Sunrisers Leeds head coach Daniel Vettori said that the decision to bring Pakistan mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed on board was taken after the franchise missed out on Adil Rashid in the Hundred men's player auction on Thursday. The franchise owned by Sun TV acquired Abrar for USD 255,000, making him the first Pakistani player to be bought by an Indian-owned team in The Hundred. However, the decision hasn't gone down well in India, with several fans taking to social media to criticise Sunrisers and owner Kavya Maran for not reading the room and going against the national sentiments.

The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Sunrisers Leeds has also been suspended, and growing outrage is surfacing on social media. The ow...