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Adam Zampa to return to New South Wales

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Adam Zampa to return to New South Wales | Adam Zampa set to return to the state where he began his First Class career in 2012

Australian leg spinner Adam Zampa has decided to move back to New South Wales, after playing for South Australia for the last seven years. Zampa, who made his first class debut for New South Wales way back in 2012 has signed for them with an eye on the Test team call-up.

The 28-year old, who has already played 108 limited overs internationals for Australia, has not yet made his debut in Test Cricket. The move to New South Wales is because of the vacancy in the dressing room due to the retirement of Steve O’Keefe. He will also rub shoulders with Test stars David Warner, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Steve Smith and Josh Hazlewood in the dressing room.

“The prospect of moving back home and being able to play for the state I started with and where I played my junior cricket means a lot to me,” Zampa said. “I’m looking forward to testing myself in Shield cricket with a team of this calibre and I’m hoping to get the opportunity of playing with Nathan Lyon down the track.”

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Zampa took 95 first class wickets for the Redbacks after moving from New South Wales, for whom he had played three Sheffield Shield matches at the start of his career. 

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“The thing I’m looking forward to the most is playing with some guys that I was really close with when I was a rookie at NSW. The likes of Sean Abbott, Dan Hughes and Harry Conway. I love pushing guys around me to get better and I think NSW cricket teams have always been a great environment for this,” the wrist spinner added.

NSW coach Phil Jacques said that his experience will be a great addition for the state side. “I’m really excited to have Adam back home in NSW. Adam brings a wealth of experience and knowledge and he will be a great addition to our team. He is a world class performer and I’m personally excited to be working with him and welcome him into our group,” the coach said.

Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.

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Sarthak Karkhanis
Sarthak is a well-established cricket writer and video producer. In addition to writing for CricBlog, Sarthak has worked with Star Sports, ESPNcricinfo, The Quint, and Hotstar.

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