Cricket Australia recently announced its decision to welcome private investment into the BBL, while also introducing a new player contracting system. Australia spinner Adam Zampa feels overseas players could end up getting the better end of the deal amid the ongoing overhaul of the Big Bash League (BBL). Zampa made the remark after being roped in by the Hobart Hurricanes on a two-year deal, making the Tasmania-based side his fifth club in the BBL. Last month, the BBL scrapped the overseas player draft and gave clubs greater freedom in managing their salary caps.
Cricket Australia recently announced its decision to welcome private investment into the BBL, while also introducing a new player contracting system.
There’s six or seven blokes in there that I’ve played with before, so that was major in the decision,” he added. Zampa revealed that the people within Hobart’s squad played a significant role in his decision, with the Hurricanes boasting several players he already knows from his time with Australia.
“I think I’m at a time now where I need to consider the people that I need to be around when I’m playing my cricket,” Zampa said. The leg-spinner said conversations with captain Nathan Ellis helped him settle on Tasmania after considering offers from Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Thunder. Since most Australian players are tied to their existing contracts, Zampa believes overseas players are likely to benefit the most from the ongoing overhaul of the league. “They’re a really good list with good people… it’s going to feel like I’m going into the Australian team basically. “I think I made a decision going to a team where I think I’ll probably get more success. We will go well and I think it will help me get wickets too. When you know you’ve got Riley Meredith bowling down one end, Nathan Ellis down the other… it helps with your own personal success as well,” he stated.
