New Zealand Star Trent Boult All Set To Make His BBL Debut In 2022-23 Season

Star New Zealand National Cricket Team left-arm pacer Trent Boult is all set to make his debut in Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL) in the upcoming season of the tournament after becoming a free agent.

The Big Bash League (BBL) 2022-23, which will be the 12th edition of Australia’s T20 competition, is set to commence on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, with Sydney Thunder taking on the Melbourne Stars at the Manuka Oval, and the final of the T20 league will take place on February 4, 2022. In the Big Bash League (BBL) 2022-23, a total of 56 games are set to be played in the league stage.

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On Monday, the full list of platinum players for the BBL overseas draft was revealed by CA. There are 12 platinum players, including Trent Boult, Faf du Plessis, Roy, Liam Livingstone, Sam Billings, Kieron Pollard, Russell, David Willey, Shadab, Dwayne Bravo, Rashid Khan and Chris Jordan.

The aforementioned players will be paid AU$340,000 (US $233,853 approx.) regardless of how many games they are available for.

Boult will be available for the first month in the BBL as he is also set to play the inaugural edition of the UAE’s ILT20, which will be played in January-February. The veteran left-arm pacer will represent the Mumbai Indians-owned MI Emirates side in the tournament.

Trent Boult To Miss The Pakistan Tour

On August 10, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced that the board has agreed to release Trent Boult from the central contract after the pacer had requested to stay out of the central contract to spend more time with his family and make himself available for franchise T20 leagues.

Staying out of the central contract doesn’t necessarily end Boult’s international career, but New Zealand Cricket had indicated that the contracted players will be given priority when selecting squads.

New Zealand National Cricket Team are set to play a two-match Test series and a three-match ODI series on the Pakistan tour in December-January. Boult is unlikely to play for the Black Caps on the Pakistan tour as he would be busy with his T20 league duties during that period.

Earlier, Trent Boult had said that the decision to stay out of the central contract was a tough one for him to make.

“This has been a really tough decision for me and I’d like to thank New Zealand Cricket for their support in getting to this point,” Boult said.

“Playing cricket for my country was a childhood dream and I’m so proud of everything I’ve been able to achieve with the Black Caps over the past 12 years.

“Ultimately this decision is about my wife Gert and our three young boys. The family has always been the biggest motivator for me and I feel comfortable with putting it first and preparing ourselves for life after cricket.”

“As a fast bowler I know I have a limited career span, and I feel the time is right to move into this next phase.”

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