Adam Zampa chooses PSL over IPL, cites lack of money in Indian league
Adam Zampa skipped the IPL 2026, citing dissatisfaction with the pay relative to his skills and the league's two-month schedule. Zampa is currently playing for Karachi Kings in PSL 2026.
Adam Zampa explained why he chose not to participate in the Indian Premier League 2026. The leg-spinner was absent from last year’s mini-auction after being released by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Zampa said that, considering his skills and the IPL’s two-month schedule, he was not satisfied with the remuneration on offer.
Zampa has played five IPL seasons, with his highest earnings coming last year when Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for Rs 2.40 crore in the mega auction. Having represented four teams since 2016, he has appeared in only 22 matches and has never been a regular member of any IPL side.
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"I pulled out of the IPL this year. To be brutally honest, for someone with my skill set, I just don’t get the money that is there for other skill sets. And for the amount of time that the IPL takes, it just didn’t seem like a reasonable choice for me to keep playing it,” Zampa said on the ARY Podcast.
‘I AM ENJOYING PSL’
While Zampa is not featuring in the IPL, the Australian leg-spinner is currently playing in the Pakistan Super League 2026, representing Karachi Kings under David Warner’s leadership. In the PSL auction, Karachi Kings signed him for PKR 4.5 crore, which is approximately Rs 1.51 crore.
“I was going to have a break, but PSL was on the radar about a month ago. It all happened pretty quickly, but I’m enjoying it,” Zampa added.
Although Zampa is not part of the IPL this season, he still holds the record for the best figures by a spinner in IPL history and is the only spinner to have taken a six-wicket haul in the tournament. He set the record in his debut season in 2016, finishing with figures of 4-0-19-6 for Rising Pune Supergiants against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Visakhapatnam.
In PSL 2026, Zampa has claimed three wickets from two games at an economy rate of 4.62. He is also Australia’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is, with 147 wickets from 115 matches.
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