During the IPL 2022 mega-auction last weekend, Australia spinner Adam Zampa went unsold as none of the 10 franchises showed interest in him.

Almost a week later, Zampa, who played for RCB in the past, has admitted that he was left gutted after failing to attract a bid.

"I missed out at the IPL auction unfortunately. I'm a little bit flat about that to be honest. I thought if there was ever a year that I was going to get the opportunity over there again, it would have been this year. Just with the way that I'm bowling and, from a personal point of view, I just feel like my game at a point where I just want to be playing the best cricket possible," Zampa told the Unplayable Podcast.

Last year, Zampa had left the IPL midway during the first phase after COVID-19 cases started rising 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.

Adam Zampa is having 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.

(With ANI inputs)