Kiwi pacer Trent Boult steps out of his central contract. Fuels retirement talks
Trent Boult
In what may come as a shocker to the cricketing community, New Zealand pacer Trent Boult has decided to step out of his New Zealand Cricket (NZC) central contract to spend more time with his family, fueling aspersions of an impending retirement from international cricket.
According to NZC, Boult requested the board to be relieved from his central contract which was duly accepted. David White, NZC chief executive stated that the board respected Trent's position but was saddened to lose a player of his class.
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“We respect Trent’s position. He’s been completely honest and up-front with us about his reasoning and, while we’re sad to be losing him as a fully-contracted player. He leaves with our best wishes and our sincere thanks." said David.
Meanwhile, Boult stated that it had been a tough decision for him.
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The Kiwi speedster who hastaken 317 Test wickets, 169 at ODI level, and 62 in T20I cricket further added that the decision was taken keeping his family in mind.
Boult signed off by saying that he still had a big desire to represent his country but understood that not having a central contract will mean that other players will be preferred over him. However, he added that it was the right time to move ahead.
“Having said that, as a fast bowler I know I havealimited career span, and I feel the time isright to move into this next phase.” said Boult.
With the T20 World Cup scheduled in Australia for the month of October fast approaching, it will be interesting to note if Boult makes himself available for the showpiece event. Over the last few years, Boult has single-handedly led New Zealand's new ball attack across the three formats.
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Lately, there has been a barrage of high-profile retirements in the cricketing arena, both in men's and women's games. From Amy Satterthwaite to Lizelle Lee to more recently Deandra Dottin, cricketers in their prime are leaving the rigours of the international calendar to focus on domestic franchise tournaments.
Fans are worried that Trent may hang up his boots after the World Cup and exclusively become a T20 franchise player.
(With inputs from agencies)
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