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A few hours before this, another Australian, Rajasthan Royals pacer Andrew Tye, left midway from the league as he feared getting "locked out" of his own country in the wake of a COVID-19 surge in India.
Richardson has decided to spend time with his newborn son and been replaced by Tye.
The 29-year-old was replaced by Sean Abbott in the Australian squad for the first one-dayer against New Zealand.
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