IPL 2021: Adam Zampa Getting Married, Will Miss Royal Challengers Bangalore’s First Match

Australia’s leg-spinner Adam Zampa is missing the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the first time in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 as they are getting married, confirmed by Cricket franchise director Mike Hewson. RCB is set to play the tournament opener against Mumbai Indians in Chennai on 9 April. “We won’t have our entire gamut of foreign players available for the first game. Adam Zampa is getting married. It’s an important time for him and it’s something we know as a franchise and we Respect and we hope he has a great time. So when he joins us, once again he is going to be renewed and makes a big contribution to the rest of the tournament, “RCB official Hewson said in a video posted on the Twitter handle.

He said, “We’ve got eight good overseas options. We’re making sure we’re firing and functioning for the entire tournament and not just trying to push people forward for the first game.”

Talking about Australian players and coach Simon Katich coming to India, Hewson said: “It’s a challenge to get people out of Australia. Simon is ready to leave for a long time, it will probably be two days before he makes the jump. Will be able to. An aircraft and with us. The documentation has been a bit challenging. “

RCB will start its training camp on 29 March for the upcoming edition of IPL. Hewson also said that AB de Villiers would arrive on 28 March. “We’ve got players everywhere to reach by April 1. Finn Allen will play in the T20Is in New Zealand on April 1 and he will come after that.” ABD arrives on 28th, ”he said.

Hewson also said: “This is very different from last year where we had everyone on the back for a long time in a period where people didn’t train or played. So, this time it’s different , We got the players. Playing international cricket here and the foreign and domestic cricket was completed by one day in advance.

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The final of the 14th edition of the tournament will be played on May 30 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The playoffs will also be played at the same venue.

One of the highlights of this edition of the IPL will be the fact that all matches will be played at neutral venues, with no team playing at their home venue. All teams will play 4 out of 6 places during the league stage.