New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult has left the central contract of the team and he called winning the WTC Final the biggest achievement of his career.
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New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult believes that winning the WTC against India is one of the biggest achievements for any New Zealand player. Along with this, Bolt also said that he does not think that the New Zealand team will ever be able to beat India. Let us tell you that New Zealand won the first World Test Championship in 2021 with an eight-wicket victory over a strong Indian team, which was the team’s first ICC title. Bolt feels that it will never happen again for a country with a population of over five million to reach the WTC final and then beat India, which has so many talented players.
Boult, who is playing in the Big Bash League, said, “For us to reach that stage as a Test playing nation when we are probably only playing eight Tests a year.” “Getting positive results for two years to reach the final and then defeating India with a population of 1.4 billion will never happen again,” he said. This fast bowler said, ‘I think when you look at the huge size of India, it is one of the proudest achievements of any New Zealand player.’
Bolt wants to play World Cup
Last year, Trent Boult left New Zealand’s central contract and is now playing in T20 leagues around the world. He said, ‘I am proud of what I have achieved in my Test career but I have three young children and I am at the end of my career.’ However, Boult is hopeful that his recent decision will not affect his chances of playing in the 2023 ODI World Cup in India later this year. Bolt said, ‘I want to present the challenge once again and I hope that I will be able to do so.’
Bolt worried about young players playing freelance cricket
The 33-year-old fast bowler feels that it is fine for cricketers to play as freelance cricketers later in their career but the decision of young cricketers to play T20 leagues instead of international cricket is a matter of concern for New Zealand. He said, ‘It can be the same for people at a certain stage of career. I think if players who have played international cricket for one year prefer to do so in international cricket, then it is a matter of concern.