New Zealand pacer Trent Boult keen to lift World Cup after misses in 2015, 2019 | Cricket News
Australia defeated New Zealand within the 2015 championship recreation, and the Kiwis have been unable to get previous England 4 years later.
“I’ve all the time had this behind my thoughts to come back again and work in direction of an ODI World Cup. There’s historical past concerned there. The occasions we have now had in earlier campaigns have been very thrilling.
“So, (I’m) simply hungry to become involved, and hopefully play an enormous function. I am simply serious about lifting one thing shiny that we have been fairly near 4 years in the past. That is the most important focus,” Boult was quoted as saying in ESPNCricinfo.
Boult returned to the New Zealand ODI squad after a hiatus of 1 12 months for the sequence in opposition to England.
Boult had additionally given up his nationwide contract to focus extra on T20 franchise cricket.
“It wasn’t a simple determination to make simply over a 12 months in the past to maneuver away from the New Zealand cricket bubble. I by no means needed it to be about New Zealand or franchise cricket.
“I simply tried to benefit from my remaining years as a bowler. (I’m) positively as hungry as ever to nonetheless symbolize the nation,” stated the left-arm pacer, who has 187 wickets from 99 ODIs.
The 34-year-old Kiwi has missed 35 worldwide matches throughout this interim, however has little regrets over his determination.
“Life’s brief, benefit from all the things. It has been an thrilling 12 months or so on the highway. I had a good time on the market, lifting the trophy with MI New York (MLC).
“I nonetheless respect the worldwide recreation immensely; it performs an enormous function in any child making an attempt to come back by way of and play cricket as a dream. The concept of a World Cup remains to be the head for my part as nicely,” he stated.
Boult performed an important function in powering MI New York to the inaugural Main League Cricket within the US, rising as the very best wicket-taker within the event.
(With inputs from PTI)
