LONDON (Kashmir English): Two players, Abrar Ahmed and Usman Tariq, were signed from the pool of Pakistan players during The Hundred auction 2026 held at Piccadilly Lights in London on Thursday.
Birmingham Phoenix secured Tariq for £140,000 (PKR 5.32 crore), making him the first Pakistan player signed in the tournament.
On the other hand, the Indian-owned team Sunrisers Leeds successfully bought mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed for £190,000 (PKR 7.12 crore).
However, Pacer Haris Rauf, all-rounder Shadab Khan, and batter Saim Ayub went unsold in their respective rounds.
Earlier, Pakistan ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi withdrew from The Hundred auction, just hours before bidding was set to begin. Other players pulled out at the last minute ahead of the auction, including Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, AM Ghazanfar, and Peter Siddle.
The signing of spinner Abrar Ahmed ended concerns that Pakistan players would be ignored by franchises affiliated to the Indian Premier League (IPL) or owned by Indian nationals.
Last week, 14 Pakistan cricketers out of 63 registered for The Hundred auction were shortlisted, featuring predominantly seamers and all‑rounders.
The Hundred Men’s auction players
Birmingham Phoenix
Jacob Bethell, £340,000
Rehan Ahmed, £250,000
Donovan Ferreira, £210,000
Saqib Mahmood, £150,000
Usman Tariq, £140,000
Mitchell Owen, £130,000
Joe Clarke, £85,000
Jordan Thompson, £60,000
Will Smeed, £55,000
London Spirit
James Coles, £390,000
Liam Livingstone, £350,000
Jamie Overton, £225,000
Adam Zampa, £190,000
Dewald Brevis, £185,000
Jonny Bairstow, £160,000
David Willey, £120,000
Adam Milne, £50,000
Mason Crane, £31,000
Manchester Super Giants
Jos Buttler, £350,000
Heinrich Klaasen, £250,000
Josh Tongue, £200,000
Aiden Markram, £200,000
Noor Ahmad, £175,000
Liam Dawson, £175,000
Leus du Plooy, £120,000
Tim Seifert, £100,000
Sonny Baker, £95,000
Gus Atkinson, £70,000
Tom Moores, £50,000
Tom Hartley, £35,000
MI London
Sam Curran, £350,000
Tom Curran, £260,000
Will Jacks, £250,000
James Vince, £190,000
Nicholas Pooran, £175,000
Rashid Khan, £175,000
Nathan Sowter, £130,000
Trent Boult, £100,000
Southern Brave
Jofra Archer, £400,000
Jamie Smith, £300,000
Adil Rashid, £250,000
Chris Jordan, £160,000
Marcus Stoinis, £150,000
Luke Wood, £130,000
David Miller, £110,000
Tristan Stubbs, £100,000
Thomas Rew, £80,000
Ben McKinney, £45,000
Sunrisers Leeds
Harry Brook, £465,000
Dan Lawrence, £210,000
Mitchell Marsh, £200,000
Abrar Ahmed, £190,000
Zak Crawley, £180,000
Ryan Rickelton, £150,000
Nathan Ellis, £145,000
Brydon Carse, £140,000
Matthew Potts, £75,000
Benny Howell, £50,000
Tom Lawes, £40,000
Tom Alsop, £31,000
Trent Rockets
Tim David, £350,000
Tom Banton, £225,000
Ben Duckett, £200,000
Mitch Santner, £175,000
Finn Allen, £160,000
David Payne, £130,000
Craig Overton, £120,000
Lewis Gregory, £55,000
Welsh Fire
Phil Salt, £450,000
Jordan Cox, £300,000
Marco Jansen, £250,000
Joe Root, £240,000
Rachin Ravindra, £140,000
Chris Woakes, £110,000
Tom Kohler-Cadmore, £80,000
Ben Kellaway, £37,500
