Adam Zampa admits to being”a little bit off” after he was not sold in IPL Mega Auction

Melbourne, Feb 18 : Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa admitted that he was left little bit flat after going unsold in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Mega Auction on February 12 and 13.

Zampa had kept a base price of INR 2 crores but was not picked by any franchise in the mega auction.

The leg-spinner is currently playing in Australias T20I series against Sri Lanka."I missed out at the IPL auction unfortunately.

Im 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," said Zampa on the Unplayable Podcast.

"Just with the way that Im bowling and, from a personal point of view, I just feel like my games at a point where I just want to be playing the best cricket possible.International cricket is that and then the next thing after that is the IPL," added Zampa, who took 13 wickets at an economy rate of 5.81 in the Mens T20 World Cup winning campaign for Australia last year.Zampa disagreed that his early exit from the first half of IPL 2021 in India played a part in him not getting picked in the mega auction.

He rather put his non-selection to the demand and supply factors for players in the mega auction.In April 2021, Zampa and fellow Australian, pacer Kane Richardson, exited the bio-bubble of RCB due to personal reasons amidst a second wave of Covid-19 infections in the country and uncertainty over his country allowing their citizens to travel from India.

"Its very hard as an overseas spinner, particularly if youre just a specialist spinner whos 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 dont get great money.They get okay money.

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."Zampa, 29, has not lost hope in being a part of IPL in future, having previously turned out for RCB and now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant in the tournament.

"I think therell be opportunities maybe next year with the IPL though … I think Id be a valuable addition to any of those squads particularly with the way that Im bowling at the moment."--nr "Its very difficult being an overseas spinner, especially when youre a specialist spinner thats not much of an unknown spinner.

The auction, the way it turned out and the amount they spent, they invested an enormous amount of cash on fast bowlers.lots of cash on allrounders, and batsmen do not get a lot of cash.They only get a little.

Then, once all the money has been spent, they think"Okay, well need spinners now and they usually think that the local players have a chance to do a decent job."Zampa 29, who is 29 years old, hasnt given up his hope in being involved in the of IPL in the future as he has previously played for RCB and the now defunct Rising Pune Supergiant in the tournament."I believe there are opportunities next year with the IPL however .I believe Id be a great player in any of these squads, especially with the way Im playing at the moment.