India, June 13 -- Kavya Maran-owned sister franchise SunRisers Leeds have unveiled their skipper ahead of The Men's Hundred 2026, beginning on July 21. With leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed controversial signing inviting plenty of backlash, the Pakistani spinner has not been appointed as the skipper, with Zak Crawley getting the nod instead.

Why did Abrar Ahmed's signing invite backlash for Kavya Maran and the SunRisers Leeds?

Given Abrar is a Pakistani cricketer and the SunRisers Leeds is an Indian-owned Hundred team, fans were largely unhappy at their decision to give him a contract in the tournament and it's worth £190,000 (approximately $254,000). With the Pakistan cricketers banned from the IPL following the first edition, fans had thr...