A big controversy has arisen after the auction for the new season of The Hundred held in England. World number-1 T20 bowler Sadia Iqbal did not find any buyer in the auction of women players held on Wednesday. Along with him, Pakistan all-rounder Fatima Sana also remained unsold.

The base price of both players was 15,000 pounds, but no franchise bid on them. After this, the discussion intensified on social media and in the cricket world whether an untold distance is being created regarding Pakistani players in the league.

Questions raised after the arrival of IPL owners

This time, the stake of companies which also have IPL franchises has increased in many teams of The Hundred. For this reason, some people raised the question whether Pakistani players have not got a chance due to the influence of the owners associated with IPL.

However, the league organizer England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had clearly said before the auction that the players will not be selected on the basis of their nationality. Despite this, after the results came out, debate on this issue has started.

Pakistani women players had not played before either

The interesting thing is that even in the previous seasons of The Hundred League, no Pakistani female player could play in this league. This means that even before the arrival of IPL owners, women cricketers of Pakistan did not get a chance in this league. Still, many people found it surprising that a top bowler like Sadia Iqbal remained unsold, because at present she is considered the number-1 bowler in the T20 rankings.

Money rained on Indian players

While Pakistani players were disappointed, Indian women cricketers got excellent prices in the auction.

Richa Ghosh – Bought for 50,000 pounds.

Deepti Sharma – 27,000 pounds

Whereas veteran players like Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues had already been pre-signed or retained by the franchise. This season, there has been an increase in the salary of women players as compared to last year.

Now keep an eye on the men’s auction

After the women’s auction, now everyone’s eyes are on the auction of male players. Many big players of Pakistan are included in this draft, including names of players like Shahin Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Aamir Aamir.

Now it will be interesting to see whether teams place bets on these Pakistani players in the men’s auction or they too get disappointed like the women players.

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After India’s spectacular victory in the T20 World Cup 2026, sharp reactions are coming out in the cricket world of Pakistan. Team India has won the T20 World Cup title for the third time by easily defeating New Zealand in the final match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Batting first, India had put 255 runs on the board. After this, the New Zealand team, which came to chase the target, was bundled out for 159 runs by the Indian bowlers.

After this victory, former Pakistan cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has sharply criticized his own team by questioning its system. He said that behind India’s success is not only talent but also a strong cricket system, whereas the biggest shortcoming in Pakistan is this system.

Shahzad praised India’s system

During a conversation in a Pakistani TV show, Ahmed Shehzad said that new players are continuously emerging in India because domestic cricket and selection process is strong there. Giving examples, he said that players like Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan did not get many opportunities, but when they got the chance, they gave match-winning performances on a big stage like the World Cup.

Shahzad said that Sanju Samson became the player of the tournament by batting brilliantly throughout the tournament. Ishan Kishan also came into the team on the basis of his performance in domestic cricket and made important contribution. He also mentioned Abhishek Sharma’s fast innings in the final and said that despite the pressure in the big match, he had put the team in a strong position by scoring 52 runs in 21 balls.

Questions raised on Pakistan’s system

Criticizing his team, Ahmed Shahzad said that players in Pakistan are not prepared for big matches in the same way as they are in India. He sarcastically said that Pakistan often becomes happy after defeating teams like Zimbabwe, Kenya or Uganda, whereas India constantly plays big matches against strong teams.

Made a big statement regarding the score also

Shahzad also mentioned the difference in thinking between India and Pakistan. He said that the Indian team enters the field with the intention of scoring more than 250 runs, whereas the Pakistani team often leaves the responsibility of saving the match to the bowlers after scoring 170 or 180 runs. He believes that due to this thinking, there is a big difference in the performance of the two teams.

Separate ranking also advised

At the end of his statement, Shahzad said sarcastically that if Pakistan has to play like this then ICC should make a separate ranking for them, in which teams like Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda would be included.

The Super-4 round of the 17th edition of the Asia Cup is going on, India defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets in the match played on Sunday. Batting first, Pakistan had scored 171 runs, for them the most runs were scored by Sahibzada Farhan (58), who got a zero life in the first over. The most discussed gun-celebrations are being done after completing his half-century. The video of this embarrassing act was also shared from the official social media page of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), let us know that the president of ACC is Mohsin Naqvi who is also the Chief of PCB.

Mohsin Naqvi met the team a day earlier

A day before the match against India, Mohsin Naqvi came to meet the Pakistan team, he spoke to all the players. On his instructions, were Pakistan’s players doing shameful antics in the match. After Sahibzada Farhan’s gun celebrations, Haris Rauf was also acting on the bottom and acting on the boundary. Unnecessarily Pakistani players were arguing with Indian players, although Abhishek and Gill responded to this.

Mohsin Naqvi of Pakistan is the president of ACC

This disputed celebration of Sahibzada Farhan was also showing his hatred thinking. It was clear that in the last match, how much he is stunned after the Indian players did not join hands. But the video of this celebration was also shared from the official Instagram page of ACC. ACC President is Mohsin Naqvi. Earlier, there was also a news that the employees were also threatened for making a video of the conversation with the match referee.

Team India reached the top in the points table

Chasing the target of 172 runs, Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill had a century partnership (105). Gill was dismissed for 47 runs in 28 balls, after which Suryakumar Yadav returned to the pavilion at zero. Although Abhishek’s bat did not stop, he scored 74 runs in 39 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 6 fours. Tilak Verma scored 30 runs in 19 balls. India won this match by 6 wickets, Abhishek was adjudged Player of the Match for his brilliant innings.

With this victory, Team India has come first in the Asia Cup 2025 Super-4 points table. Pakistan is at the bottom. The second number is Bangladesh, who defeated Sri Lanka in the first match. Sri Lanka is in third place.