{"id":471616,"date":"2026-03-12T14:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/471616\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:32:09","slug":"hundred-auction-2026-pakistans-haris-rauf-goes-unsold-shaheen-afridi-makes-late-withdrawal-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/471616\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundred Auction 2026: Pakistan&#8217;s Haris Rauf goes unsold, Shaheen Afridi makes late withdrawal | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/haris-rauf.jpg\" alt=\"Hundred Auction 2026: Pakistan's Haris Rauf goes unsold, Shaheen Afridi makes late withdrawal\" title=\"Haris Rauf (Agency Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Haris Rauf (Agency Photo) Several Pakistani cricketers experienced a disappointing outcome around the 2026 Hundred auction across men and women&#8217;s categories, with fast bowler Haris Rauf going unsold and ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi withdrawing just before the bidding began. Teams were already expected to be cautious with their overseas slots, which limited opportunities for international players during the auction.Pakistan\u2019s Afridi was originally listed in the Tier 1 fast bowlers category and had previously represented Welsh Fire in the tournament. However, he was among five overseas players who pulled out shortly before the auction. The ECB confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/quinton-de-kock\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quinton de Kock<\/a>, Sunil Narine, AM Ghazanfar, and Peter Siddle also withdrew.  <\/p>\n<p>EXCLUSIVE: Rahul Dravid on iconic Eden Gardens win against Australia in 2001<\/p>\n<p>The likely reasons included clashes with the Caribbean Premier League and other international commitments. Afridi\u2019s withdrawal still left 13 Pakistani players available in the men\u2019s auction pool.The withdrawals came at a time when there had been scrutiny about Pakistani participation in the tournament. In response, the ECB and the eight franchises released a joint clarification, stressing that all selections would be based on &#8220;performance, availability, and the needs of each team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Poll<\/p>\n<p>What do you think is the main reason for the recent disappointments of Pakistani players in the Hundred auction?<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the situation had already been difficult for Pakistan in the women\u2019s auction held a day earlier. None of the Pakistani women\u2019s players managed to secure a contract. Left-handed batter Muneeba Ali, fast bowler Diana Baig, left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal, and national captain Fatima Sana had all entered the auction with a base price of \u00a315,000, but none received bids.With several withdrawals and unsold players, Pakistan\u2019s presence in this year\u2019s Hundred has been noticeably reduced, highlighting how scheduling conflicts and limited overseas spots can strongly influence franchise selections in the competition.<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/microsite_v2\/website-toisa,path-book_pass_2026.cms?utm_source=TOI&amp;utm_medium=Masthead_sports\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Banner Insert\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" title=\"\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdersrc=\"\" placeholdermsid=\"\" msid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/129493222.cms.jpeg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Haris Rauf (Agency Photo) Several Pakistani cricketers experienced a disappointing outcome around the 2026 Hundred auction across men&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":471617,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,168554,168549,168550,168555,168551,36824,168552,101,56,54,55,168553],"class_list":["post-471616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-ecb-statement-on-player-selection","tag-haris-rauf-auction-2026","tag-hundred-auction-pakistan-players","tag-pakistan-fast-bowlers-2026","tag-pakistani-cricketers-unsold","tag-quinton-de-kock","tag-shaheen-afridi-withdrawal","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-womens-cricket-auction-results"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}