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Australia spinner Adam Zampa has admitted that he was left gutted when he was not picked by any franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction.

Zampa played for RCB in the previous season. However, he decided to leave IPL midway during the India phase after Covid-19 cases surge in India and there were doubts regarding whether Australia will allow any travellers or not.

“International cricket is that and then the next thing after that is the IPL. It's very hard as an overseas spinner, particularly if you're just a specialist spinner who's not so much of a mystery spinner. The mega auction, the way it panned out, they spent a lot of money on fast bowlers, a lot of money on allrounders and even batsmen don't get great money. They get okay money," Zampa remarked.

“And then once all that money gets spent, they go, 'Okay, we need some spinners now,' and usually they feel like the local guys can do an okay job anyway. I think there'll be opportunities maybe next year with the IPL though ... I think I'd be a valuable addition to any of those squads particularly with the way that I'm bowling at the moment," he added.

Zampa had a fantastic time in international cricket lately. He claimed 13 wickets in Australia's triumphant T20 World Cup campaign in 2021.

The leg-spinner is currently a part of the Australian squad that is facing Sri Lanka at home in the ongoing five-T20I series.