SunRisers Leeds' account on X was restored hours after it was briefly suspended amid backlash over buying Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed in The Hundred auction. Several fans criticised SunRisers Leeds and team owner Kavya Maran, with some calling for a boycott of their sister team SunRisers Hyderabad. Kavya was present at the auction, where they bought Abrar for ₹2.3 crore.