-Vinay Kumar
In IPL 2022 Mega Auction-2022, many franchise team management did not even bid on many famous and famous players of Australia. In this list, the names of deadly fast bowler Ken Richardson and excellent spinner Adam Zampa are also there. It is worth noting that both these greats remained unsold in the auction. Kane Richardson has revealed the reason why he and Adam Zampa went unsold in the IPL Mega Auction-2022.
It is worth noting that Kane Richardson was in the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team in the last season, IPL 2021 and returned to his country in the middle of the season due to the deadly wave of the Corona epidemic. The reason came to the fore that they were apprehensive whether they would be allowed to return to Australia after this (IPL 2021), or not. Kane Richardson says that this was the reason why he and Adam Zampa did not get bid and they remained unsold.
He said about Adam Zampa going unsold in IPL Mega Auction-2022, “I was amazed for him. To tell the truth, when we went to India (IPL 2021) last year, the situation was not good at that time. We also had a discussion. I told him that we too could be a victim of infection. Our priority was to return to the country.”
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It is worth noting that Ken Richardson left the tournament due to the reason that he was going to become a father in IPL 2020. And last year, he returned to Australia in the IPL 2021 season due to the second deadly wave of Corona. Richardson said, “I can understand why I went unsold in this mega auction. That’s why I didn’t talk to anyone. I believe this could be one of the reasons.”
Ken Richardson further said, “Even before this (IPL 2020), I would not have returned like this if I had not been a father. This is how my image has become in the last two years. But, there is no such thing. I try to play as much cricket as possible. But, the situation was a bit different in the last 2 IPL seasons. I don’t want such an image.”
Remind you that Ken Richardson took 3 wickets in the last match of the T20I series against Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka vs Australia T20 I Series, 2022) and played a big role in giving his team a 3-0 lead in the series. played. He was also chosen as the ‘Player of the Match’ for this match. Talking about Ken Richardson’s IPL career, he made his debut for ‘Pune Warriors’ in IPL 2013. He took 19 wickets in 15 matches played so far. Ken Richardson has taken 33 wickets in 28 T International matches played so far for Australia’s national team.