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Mohammad Amir Dismisses IPL 2027 Auction Registration Rumours

Aakash Saini

Mohammad Amir [Source: AFP]Mohammad Amir [Source: AFP]

Mohammad Amir has officially dismissed all rumours linking him to the IPL 2027 season. As reported earlier in the day by several media outlets, Amir was supposedly going to register his name for the IPL 2027 auction, set to be conducted next month in India. 

While Pakistan cricketers are officially banned from participating in the IPL, Amir acquired British citizenship just earlier this year, prompting many to believe the aforementioned rumours. 

Mohammad Amir rubbishes IPL 2027 name registration rumours

Mohammad Amir took to X on Monday, November 2, and rubbished all rumours linking him with the impending IPL 2027 auction in India. The former fast bowler explained that the news was fake as he has not registered his name at the auction of Pakistan’s rival league. 

He wrote, “Hi everyone, just wanted to clarify news regarding IPL is not true.”

It is worth noting that just a few months ago, the 34-year-old called himself a “British local” after acquiring the British citizenship and a British passport through his wife, Narjis Khan. 

He even claimed that he cannot be considered as a local Pakistani player while participating in English competitions like County Championship, T20 Blast and The Hundred.

If the rumours regarding Mohammad Amir were true, and if he was to get picked up by an IPL franchise at the 2027 auction next month, the former Pakistan fast bowler would have become the second Pakistan cricketer to take part in the IPL with a British passport.

Previously, it was all-rounder Azhar Mahmood who played for the Punjab Kings franchise with a British passport for a couple of seasons a decade ago.

What were Mohammad Amir’s chances of finding a team in IPL 2027?

Even if Mohammad Amir had registered his name for the IPL 2027 auction on the basis of his ‘British’ nationality, the experienced fast bowler would have likely gone unsold at the bidding event.

For starters, picking him at the auction would have stirred a political firestorm in the country owing to his Pakistani roots, especially at the height of India and Pakistan’s deteriorating geo-political ties with each other.

If that is not enough, Amir also endured an underwhelming PSL 2026 season earlier this year for the Rawalpindiz franchise, picking up just 12 wickets in 10 matches of the tournament at an expensive bowling average of 27.16.

In a competitive league like the IPL, where even the most experienced players can find themselves overlooked by franchises, it remains highly unlikely that Amir would have attracted a bid, particularly given his recent form and the abundance of proven fast-bowling options available locally in India.