August 21, 2013 8:59 AM

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Foreign players not treated in fair manner: Former Olympic champ Hidayat on IBL

Former Olympic and World championTaufik Hidayat is the latest to criticise the auction process of the inaugural Indian Badminton League (IBL). He feels the foreign players were not treated in a fair manner as compared to their Indian counterparts.Hidayat was bought for a meagre 15,000 US dollars, same base price, by Hyderabad Hotshots. However, his less experienced teammates — Pradnya Gadre, Tarun Kona and Ajay Jayaram were sold for higher amounts.Hidayat told reporters in Mumbai last night, the price slab that was set was nonsense. The Indonesian also said that it was his first and last IBL. The 32-year-old Hidayat is a three-time Asian Games gold medallist, who retired from the game after the Indonesian Super Series in June this year.Hidayat is not only player to have criticised the IBL auctions. Earlier, 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning combination of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa had slammed the League's decision to slash their base prices at the last moment. The two players termed the move as "disrespectful" and "absurd".

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