The Hundred 2026: It was a big question whether Pakistani players would be sold in The Hundred 2026 auction or not. This question was big because most of the team owners of The Hundred had connections with India. A total of 14 Pakistani players had registered their names in The Hundred 2026 auction. However, later Shaheen Shah Afridi withdrew his name. Now the question is how many were sold? Not all the players of Pakistan were sold. But, during the T20 World Cup 2026, Usman Tariq was in the news for his mystery balls and a lot of money was showered on him.
Usman Tariq sold in The Hundred auction
Pakistan’s mystery spinner Usman Tariq became the first Pakistani to be sold in The Hundred Men’s 2026 auction. His base price was 100000 pounds i.e. about 3.75 crore Pakistani rupees. Meaning, the base price of Usman Tariq in Indian rupees was Rs 1.23 crore.
How much money did Usman Tariq get?
There was competition between two teams to buy Usman Tariq. These were those two teams, none of whose owners had any connection with India. Birmingham Phoenix made the first bid for Usman Tariq. After that Trent Rockets also jumped into it. There were two rounds of bidding between the two teams, then finally Birmingham Phoenix was successful in buying Usman. Birmingham Phoenix bought Usman Tariq for 140,000 pounds i.e. about 5.25 crore Pakistani rupees. This amount in Indian rupees was approximately Rs 1.73 crore.
Usman Tariq’s cricket career
Talking about Usman Tariq’s international cricket career, it started only last year. He played his first T20 match for Pakistan in November 2025. He has taken 18 wickets in the 9 T20Is played so far for Pakistan, in which he has achieved the feat of taking 4 wickets twice. Usman Tariq was Pakistan’s most successful bowler in the T20 World Cup 2026 also. He took 12 wickets there.