Adam Jampa

Adam Jampa

Adam Zampa has developed into Australia’s leading white-ball spinner, and only behind Shane Warne to have done the role in the limited-overs formats.

An energetic and competitive legspinner, Zampa emerged in Australia’s limited-overs squads in 2016 after a successful summer for South Australia and the Melbourne Stars.

He took five wickets at an economy of 6.27 in the 2016 T20 World Cup, and a six-for in the IPL that followed, but it took Zampa a while to cement his place in the Australian ODI and T20I teams.

His white-ball success has curbed his opportunities at first-class level. Zampa’s father, Darren, played for New South Wales Country and Zampa also began his career in his home state, debuting for New South Wales in 2012-13 before moving to South Australia the following year. He returned to Sydney for the 2020-2021 season in the hope of more first-class opportunities but the schedule has meant they have remained limited.