Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim has said that he isn’t bothered by going unsold in the recent IPL auction and his focus has already shifted to the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Both Rahim and Mustafizur Rahman went unsold at the auction, while Pat Cummins became the highest paid overseas player after being bought for 15.5 Crore by Kolkata Knight Riders.

“Things like this (being picked or snubbed in the IPL auction table) either happen or they don’t but it doesn’t bother me too much,” Mushfiqur Rahim said. “I had some hope but it didn’t happen. Life moves on. I have never taken it seriously. Now we are playing in BPL and I want to focus on it.”

He also revealed that he was not that much enthusiast on putting his name into the auction, but did so after some IPL authorities showed some interest.

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“To be honest, I didn’t want to send my name at first because I thought no one is going to pick me. So there was no point in keeping my name there,” he said. “But when they (IPL authorities) sent in the request, I thought there may be some chance this time. It did not happen but it is not in my control. It is not a big issue for me. I don’t know a lot about it. I got to know from (media) about which franchises might be interested. I don’t know anything other than that.”

Mushfiqur Rahim has not played in the IPL till now, while the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had allowed Mustafizur to be a part of the auction to regain his form if he was picked by one of the franchises for the upcoming tournament.