New Delhi, March 13 -- Rajeev Shukla, vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said the Indian cricket board had no say in Sunrisers Leeds acquiring Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed at The Hundred player auction on Thursday.

Sunrisers Leeds signed Abrar Ahmed for $255,000 at The Hundred auction in London, a move that raised eyebrows among fans. Many criticised Sunrisers Leeds and its co-owner Kavya Maran, while the team's X account was temporarily suspended amid the backlash.

Sunrisers Leeds is owned by the Sun TV Network, which also owns Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League and Sunrisers Eastern Cape in SA20.

"Our domain is limited to the IPL. We have nothing to do with what they do in a league outsi...