Trent Boult To Miss New Zealand's Home Summer, Ajaz Patel Loses Central Contract: Reports

Trent Boult To Miss New Zealand’s Home Summer, Ajaz Patel Loses Central Contract: Reports

Last Update on: June 8th, 2023 at 10:41 am

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Veteran Kiwi pacer Trent Boult will continue to miss New Zealand’s home summer as per reports in Stuff.co.nz. The pacer who had previously lost his central contract with the national team is likely to extend his absence from Test cricket for the national team.

Boult, however, is likely to play the ODI World Cup later this year for New Zealand. The left-arm pacer is expected to miss two-test series against South Africa next February and Australia in March, after not playing any of New Zealand’s six test matches last summer.

Trent Boult was released from the central contract of New Zealand Cricket last August to spend more time with his friends and family. Boult remains one of the keenly looked-out bowlers in the domestic T20 cricket leagues like the IPL and the BBL.

Trent Boult Keen To Play ODI World Cup For New Zealand

Kiwi coach Gary Stead said that Boult’s involvement in the Big Bash League in Australia and the International League T20 in the United Arab Emirates from December to February will be a factor in his availability.

“working out what that readiness means from our perspective around test cricket in particular. He’s indicated he’s keen to be involved, but that will just depend on how that lines up I guess from his point of view and our point of view” the Kiwi coach said.

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Another Kiwi cricketer Ajaz Patel has also lost his central contract. while fast bowler Adam Milne made the top-20 list for the first time in five years, NZ Cricket announced on Thursday.

Patel played just two Tests last season and his absence from ODI and T20I squads makes him ‘lose his value’ in the national setup. Patel, 34, has played 14 tests for New Zealand and became just the third cricketer in test history to take all 10 wickets in an innings when he captured 10-119 against India in the first test in Mumbai in December 2021.

Also Read: MI vs RR: “I’m Desperate To Play In World Cup,” Says Trent Boult; Talks About His Plans For MI Game

New Zealand Players With Central Contracts For the 2023-24 Season

Finn Allen, Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Blair Tickner, Neil Wagner, Kane Williamson, Will Young.

Also Read: KKR vs RR: Trent Boult Desires To Represent New Zealand In The ODI World Cup Later This Year

Trent Boult Keen To Play ODI World Cup For New Zealand

New Zealand Players With Central Contracts For the 2023-24 Season

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