By Admin 
An auction held in England’s franchise league The Hundred has created a big controversy. There is a strong reaction on social media after Sunrisers Group team bought Pakistani spinner Abrar Ahmed. Now former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi has also jumped into this whole issue and has given an open message to team owner Kavya Maran.
What is the whole controversy?
According to reports, Sunrisers Leeds bought Abrar Ahmed for around 1.9 lakh pounds (about Rs 2.34 crore) in The Hundred auction. After this, a section of Indian cricket fans started raising questions on this decision. Actually, Pakistani players have not been able to participate in IPL since 2008. In such a situation, Indian franchises have generally been seen maintaining distance from Pakistani players even in foreign leagues.
Lalit Modi’s taunt
Amidst this controversy, former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi has written a sharp message on social media regarding Sunrisers owner Kavya Maran. Without taking any name, he said that when the fans are already angry, then spending such a huge amount on a Pakistani player does not seem like the right decision. He also wrote, “I know how to handle brand and image, you can talk to me if needed.” His statement has gone viral on social media and different reactions are emerging on it.
Ruckus on social media
After this decision of Sunrisers, a lot of debate has erupted on social media. Some people called it right from the sporting point of view, while many users called it a wrong step. Even the news of the team’s social media account being suspended for some time came to light.
The ongoing tension between India and Pakistan became the reason
A major reason for this entire controversy is the long-running political and cricketing tension between India and Pakistan. The entry of Pakistani players in IPL has been banned since 2008 and this issue always remains sensitive. At present, no major official statement has come from Sunrisers on this controversy, but it is clear that this decision has once again brought old issues of cricket and politics into discussion.