Experienced Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa on Tuesday revealed why he decided to quit the IPL midway. He said that it was the “most vulnerable” bio-secure bubble he has stayed and the tournament should have been taking place in the UAE, like last year. Zampa and Kane Richardson, who were part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise, are yet to return home as they have pulled out from the league giving personal reasons.

While speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, Zampa said that he felt a lot safer in the UAE instead of India. “We’ve been in a few (bubbles) now, and I feel like this is probably the most vulnerable. I just feel like because it’s India, we’re always being told about the hygiene over here and being extra careful… I just felt like it was the most vulnerable,” he said.

“The IPL that was held in Dubai six months ago didn’t feel that way at all. I felt like that was extremely safe. Personally, I feel like that would have been a better option originally for this IPL, but obviously, there’s a lot of political stuff that goes into it. Obviously there’s the T20 World Cup that’s meant to be happening here later this year. That’s probably going to be the next discussion in the cricket world. Six months is a long time,” further added the leg-spinner.

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Adam Zampa, who did not play a game this season so far, has said that a lot of factors were there behind his decision to leave the IPL.

“Obviously the COVID situation over here is pretty dire. I just felt, rocking up to training and stuff, obviously, I wasn’t playing in the team as well, I was going to training and I wasn’t finding the motivation. There were a few other things like bubble fatigue and the chance to get home, once all the news broke about the flights and everything. I thought this was the best time to make the call,” Adam Zampa shared.

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Zampa said, “There’s a lot of people coming out and saying games of cricket could be a reprieve for some people but that’s also going to be a personal answer. Someone who has a family member on their death bed probably doesn’t care about the cricket.”

However, Adam Zampa has said that there are no regrets about his financial loss that he has suffered by withdrawing from the cash-rich league. He again added, “I feel like for leaving anyone leaving halfway through a tournament, it’s definitely a financial sacrifice. But from my point of view I wanted to put my mental health first.”