Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful said he was “shocked” that the eight Indian Premier League franchises chose to ignore the world’s No.1 all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.

Instead, as Shakib was left unsold at the auction in Goa on Friday, Ashraful was bought for $75,000 by Mumbai Indians and all-rounder Mashrafe Mortaza was picked up for an astonishing $600,000 by the Kolkata Knight Riders.

“Shakib missing out was a bit of a shock because he is one player who has dominated in both forms of international cricket this season,” Ashraful told tigercricket.com. “But I guess luck is also a factor in auctions.

“Nevertheless I am very happy for Mash (Mortaza) as he been outstanding day in and day out for us. It is also positive for our cricket that two of us have been chosen after stiff competition.”

The Bangladesh captain also revealed that signing for Mumbai Indians would allow him to realize a childhood dream.

“It's no secret that Sachin Tendulkar has been an idol for me and as a youngster I dreamt of playing alongside Sachin some day and now we are in the same team.”