“I knew the season would be more than a week…” – Adam Zampa’s statement on withdrawing from IPL 2021
We thought if it is so easy to break the bio bubble, then this season will not go on beyond this week- Adam Zampa Adam Zampa (Photo Source: Getty Images) Australian spinner Adam Zampa made his IPL debut for Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016. However, Zampa did not get much chance, and he played only five matches that season. Adam Zampa then joined Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2021, but he withdrew from the season along with his teammate Kane Richardson. Both Adam Zampa and Richardson cited the bio bubble as the reason for this. Let us tell you, during that time the whole world including India was struggling with the Corona epidemic. Recently Adam Zampa told the reason due to which he decided to withdraw his name from IPL 2021. A fan broke the bio bubble and came to ask for an autograph- Adam Zampa Adam Jampa told that during IPL 2021, a fan broke the bio bubble and reached him to get an autograph, after which Jampa and Richardson talked to the management of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Talking on The Final Word Cricket Podcast, Jampa said, One day we were sitting by the pool and a fan came asking for an autograph and the security personnel came running. We thought if it is so easy to break the bio bubble, then this season will not go on beyond this week. We told the owners what we thought. Luckily we were on a flight from Qatar to Melbourne when Australia went into lockdown and four days later the IPL was cancelled. I was very upset with the quarantine- Jampa Adam Zampa revealed that he had to suffer physically and mentally due to being quarantined during COVID-19. Through news channels, Zampa and Ken Richardson came to know about the current situation in India during the second wave, due to which they became even more worried. Looking at the IPL, which me and Kane had missed, we had done a week’s quarantine in India and put on the telly and it was the ABC channel talking about the Covid situation in India. We looked at each other and said, “What are you going to do?” He had a family and we were already in a year-long quarantine anyway so I was very tired. After being a part of Rising Pune Supergiants and Royal Challengers Bangalore, Adam Zampa joined Rajasthan Royals in 2023, he played some matches that season. However, before IPL 2024, he withdrew his name due to personal reasons. Zampa has so far taken 21 wickets in 14 IPL matches at an economy of 7.74.
‘He is our most important player’: Captain Mitchell Marsh on Adam Zampa’s brilliant bowling against Namibia
Jampa bowled brilliantly against Namibia and took 4 wickets. Australia (Image Credit- Twitter X) The 24th match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 was played between Australia and Namibia at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium North Sound in Antigua. Let us tell you that in this match, Australia won by 9 wickets. If we give you information about the match, Australia won the toss and decided to bowl, and Namibia, batting first, was all out for just 72 runs in 17 overs in front of Australia’s brilliant bowling. Spinner Adam Zampa played an important role in getting Namibia all out in the match, he took 4 wickets giving away just 12 runs in his quota of four overs. Apart from this, Josh Hazlewood and Marcus Stoinis got 2-2 wickets, while Pat Cummins and Nathan Ellis got 1-1 wickets. On the other hand, after the match, Australian captain Mitchell Marsh was seen praising the performance of spinner Adam Zampa. Marsh said that Zampa is probably one of the most important players in the team. Mitchell Marsh made a big statement about Adam Zampa Let us tell you that after the end of the Australia vs Namibia match, Australian captain Mitchell Marsh said during the post-match – If you look at his (Adam Jampa) career of the last 4-5 years, he is probably our most important player. He likes to bowl under pressure and he is bowling well at the moment. We are lucky that we have him. Marsh further said- Our bowling performed brilliantly in the match. It was a beautiful wicket for bowling, the ball was getting some swing here. The team’s professional performance as a group, qualifying for the Super 8 is great. It is worth noting that after winning against Namibia, Australia has become the first team to qualify for the Super 8 from Group B. On the other hand, Namibia has been eliminated from the Super 8 race of the tournament after this defeat.