Former World No 1 Taufik Hidayat is unhappy with the way the organisers of the Indian Badminton League (IBL) have treated foreign players so far. <img alt="Taufik Hidayat" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/aug/Taufik-Hidayat.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 260px;" /> Taufik Hidayat. Pic/AFP &ldquo;I felt bad when Indian television channels ran how much price a player was bought for. The IBL didn&rsquo;t treat the foreign players in the right manner as most of them were bought for their base price while the Indian players were bought for much higher prices. &ldquo;I feel the rankings were never taken into consideration. This is the first and last IBL for me,&rdquo; he said on the sidelines of a practice session of Hyderabad Hotshots at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Stadium yesterday. Hidayat has been seen playing the coach&rsquo;s role for his team in a few games so far. Talking about the experience he said, &ldquo;I have never been a coach before so it&rsquo;s a new experience for me. Before every match I am nervous about my team. But I wouldn&rsquo;t want to be the national coach for Indonesia.&rdquo; The 32-year-old veteran believes none of the teams in the IBL can be termed as dominant. &ldquo;Not a single team in IBL has got all the five combinations right. So there is no best team for me. Each team has its own strengths and weaknesses.&rdquo; The Indonesian though was impressed with some local talent. &ldquo;There are so many young Indian shuttlers who have a bright future. In the men&rsquo;s singles, it is P Kashyap, Ajay Jayaram and RMV Guru Sai Dutt. In women&rsquo;s, apart from Saina Nehwal, I am impressed with rising shuttler P V Sindhu,&rdquo; he said.u00a0

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