Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson head back to Australia from coronavirus-hit India, but other stars are staying put, with paceman Pat Cummins donating $50,000 to a fund to buy oxygen for hospital patients.
Australian Indian Premier League stars Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson have joined Andrew Tye in cutting short their IPL seasons and heading home as India struggles with a surge in COVID-19 cases.India reported 352,991 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the fifth straight day of record peaks
"I just thought I should try and get on the front foot and get home before I got locked out of the country," he told radio station SEN. "I feel like it's safer for me to stay in the bubble… Worst comes to worst, we'll have to quarantine in Dubai for a couple of weeks before we can fly home."
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