In what comes as another setback to the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League, two more players have pulled out of the ongoing edition citing the current worsening situation in India. Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson join Andrew Tye and Ravichandran Ashwin in the list to pull out of the current tournament and given the situation in India it won’t be a surprise if the list keeps on increasing.
Both Zampa and Kane Richardson who was part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore made the revelation on Monday. Both the Aussie players will be unavailable for the rest of the tournament. After the conclusion of the match between the Delhi Capitals and SRH
"Adam Zampa & Kane Richardson are returning to Australia for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the remainder of IPL season. Royal Challengers Bangalore offers complete support to them in all the possible way we can," the franchise said in a statement.
The second wave of COVID-19 has wreaked havoc in India and the whole country is trying to stand up and fight against this deadly virus. Amidst tension growing all over the country, the players are also feeling the heat and that might have prompted them to take the decision in a haste.
Meanwhile, the Royal Challengers Bangalore who was at the top of the points table suddenly dropped down to the 3rd position after getting a hammering at the hands of the Chennai Super Kings. They will like to consider it as more of an aberration and try to return to winning ways in the upcoming games.