IPL auction fallout: Ejaz Butt blasts Lalit Modi

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Board chief Ejaz Butt lambasted IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, saying he failed to respond to his calls.

Butt said he has asked the sports ministry to raise the issue with the Indian government.

"I am unhappy that none of the Pakistani players were auctioned in the IPL's third edition. I have also asked federal minister for sports to take up this issue with his Indian counterpart," The News quoted Butt, as saying.

No player from Pakistan was picked up during the IPL 3 auction. Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi and left-arm pacer Sohail Tanvir came under the hammer but had no takers.

Meanwhile, Afridi's Manager Umran Khan has also blasted Modi.

"I'd heard that prior to the auction franchises were being advised not to bid for Pakistani players, as the Pak players would not be issued visas by the Indian government, and that is precisely what has happened".

"The Indian Premier League have been using Afridi's name and pictures to publicize the tournament and to build up the hype and he was expected to be one of the most popular players amongst the franchises," he added.