Big Jolt To Rajasthan Royals; Adam Zampa To Miss IPL 2024 Citing Personal Reasons
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals star spinner Adam Zampa has reportedly pulled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 citing personal reasons. According to newspaper The Australian, Zampa was due to represent the Rajasthan Royals this season but has opted to take a break from the game to refresh.
Zampa was one of the two new spinners bought by Rajasthan Royals at the mini-auction. His previous IPL experience includes playing for the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant (2016 and 2017 season) and then for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2020.
RR brought Australia spinner Zampa in the IPL 2023 auction for Rs 1.5 crore. He picked up eight wickets in his six outings. According to our sources, the spinner has not yet joined the training camp in Rajasthan.
Zampa was the second highest wickettaker in the ODI World Cup which was played in 2023 in India. He picked up 23 wickets in 11 outings.
Squad: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger.