Always difficult to withdraw from competition like IPL, says Kane Richa

After withdrawing his name from the upcoming Indian Premier League IPL 2020 Australian pacer Kane Richardson explained as to how the decision was taken and what exactly led to him pulling out of the tournamentEarlier this week Richardson who was slated to play for Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB pulled out of the IPL as he and his wife are expecting the birth of their first childAs a result RCB named spinner Adam Zampa as a replacement for RichardsonIts always difficult to withdraw from a competition like the IPL its the pinnacle domestic competition in the world so it wasnt an easy decision but when I sat down and thought about it it was definitely the right one Richardson said from Southampton on WednesdayWith all thats going on in the world at the moment and the challenge of getting home on time for something as unpredictable as the birth of a child I couldnt risk missing that cricketcomau quoted Richardson as sayingIm disappointed to miss the IPL but hopefully there are opportunities ahead for that I dont think Id be able to live with missing the birth of my first child I can be home and support my wife as best I can and hopefully those cricket opportunities come around again he addedRichardson is currently a part of 21member of Australia who is in England to play three T20Is and as many ODIsZampas entry has now strengthed RCBs spin attack which already comprises of Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar Moeen Ali Pawan Negi and the uncapped Shahbaz Ahmed are the other spin options in the RCB squadThis will be Zampas second IPL franchise as he had previously played the tournament for the Rising Pune SupergiantsFor that particular franchise he had managed to take 19 wickets from 11 matches at an economy rate of 754The IPL 2020 is slated to be played from September 19November 10 in the UAE across three venues Dubai Abu Dhabi and SharjahOn August 29 the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI confirmed that 13 personnel including two players tested positive for COVID19However the board did not specify as to which team has how many confirmed cases The identity of the players and staff was also not revealed13 personnel have tested positive of which 2 are players All the affected personnel as well as their close contacts are asymptomatic and have been isolated from other team members They are being monitored by the IPL Medical Team the BCCI had said in an official releaseAll players and team personnel are required to undergo a sixday quarantine period after landing in the UAE and everyone needs to be tested for COVID19 thriceThe final match of the 2020 edition is scheduled to be played on a weekday ie Tuesday for the first time in the history of the T20 tournamentThis time both the afternoon and evening matches will be played halfanhour earlier than usualKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereAlso download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever