Wicketkeeper batsman Parthiv Patel on Tuesday (April 21) confessed that he got really disappointed after being overlooked in the Indian squad for the 2007-08 Australia tour.

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During an Instagram live session with former pacer RP Singh, Parthiv said he was expecting a place in the squad as a second wicketkeeper.

"It is important to be at the right place at the right time. When the team got selected for the Australia tour in 2008, I was competing for the second wicket-keeper slot as Dhoni had cemented his place as first choice pick. I was disappointed when I did not get picked in the squad," the 35-year-old quoted.

"Dilip Vengsarkar was the chairman of selectors, he called me and said you have been performing well, keep at it and then he told me that I was not selected for the Australia series," he added.

Parthiv also mentioned that all wicketkeepers in the country knew they cannot be selected as first choice stumpers as MS Dhoni had sealed the berth.

"We all were competing for the second-wicket keeper slot. At that time, I used to think of giving my best in every match I play, you knew the reality that the skipper of the side is wicket-keeper, so you cannot be selected in the squad as first choice," he said.

Nonetheless, Parthiv Patel’s impressive showing in the domestic circuit in addition to some noteworthy performances in the Indian Premier League often brought him into the international scene. In fact, he got the chance to play Test cricket against England and South Africa in 2016 and 2018 as a replacement for injured Wriddhiman Saha.

Having made his international debut in 2002, Parthiv has represented India in 25 Tests, 38 ODIs and 2 T20Is thus far. He was also part of the Virat Kohli-led Indian squad that won the historic Test series on Australia soil in 2018-19.

(With ANI inputs)