Pakistan players do not play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) amid ongoing political tensions between the two countries, and that trend is reflected at IPL-owned franchises around the world.<\/p>\n
MI London, Manchester Super Giants, Sunrisers Leeds and Southern Brave are all now part or fully-owned by IPL sides after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) sold stakes in the teams last year.<\/p>\n
Trent Rockets, London Spirit, Birmingham Phoenix and Welsh Fire are the non IPL-owned teams.<\/p>\n
Farhan is currently the leading run-scorer at the T20 World Cup and scored a century against Namibia in the group stage.<\/p>\n
He has registered for the auction at a base price of \u00a350,000 \u2013 half the amount of some players.<\/p>\n
“I’m very hopeful,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Because every player wants to play every league, play in the good leagues. <\/p>\n
“The Hundred is one of the best leagues. So I hope for the best.”<\/p>\n
Pakistan play England in the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
Thirteen of their 15-strong squad registered for the auction with batter Fakhar Zaman and former captain Babar Azam, who is likely to be with the Test squad during the Hundred, the only absentees.<\/p>\n
Left-arm seamer Shaheen Afridi and fellow quick Haris Rauf, who have played in the Hundred previously, and all-rounder Saim Ayub are among those to have signed up with the highest base price of \u00a3100,000.<\/p>\n
England captain Harry Brook said last week it would be “a shame” if Pakistan players were not involved.<\/p>\n