'Thinking about lifting something pretty shiny': Boult reveals ODI WC ambitions

New Zealand speedster Trent Boult who returned to the national side after giving up on his central contract last year ahead of the ODI series against England from next month said that he is hungry as ever to represent the country and play a big role in Kiwis lifting their maiden ICC Cricket World Cup in 2023 at IndiaBoult played his last ODI in September 2022 against Australia and asked to be released from his central contract to play more franchise T20 cricket and spend time with his family But after his return to the national side for the ODI series starting from September 8 onwards he looks more hungry than ever to lift the trophy that he could not lift in the 2015 and 2019 editions of the tournament losing to Australia and EnglandIt was not an easy decision to make just over a year ago to move away from the New Zealand cricket bubble in a way I never wanted it to be about New Zealand or franchise cricket I just respected the fact that my career is only so long and just tried to make the most of my remaining years as a bowler Yeah definitely as hungry as ever to still represent the country and hopefully do something special with the guys over the next couple of months I cannot wait said Boult as quoted by ESPNCricinfoI have always had this in the back of my mind to come back and work towards an ODI World Cup There is history involved there The times we have had in previous campaigns have been very exciting So just hungry to get involved and hopefully play a big role Im just thinking about hopefully lifting something pretty shiny that we were pretty close to four years ago That is the biggest focus he addedAlso ReadThe name is Broad rest is pace legacy my friendBoult is coming to NZ after a stint with MI New York in Major League Cricket MLC in the USA helping his side lift the trophy and emerged as the top wickettaker Before this he played for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League IPL and followed it with a spell of games with MI Emirates in the inaugural International League T20 ILT20 by United Arab Emirates UAE Cricket During this long streak of franchise cricket appearances he missed 35 international games for KiwisLife is short make the most of everything It has been an exciting 12 months or so on the road I was getting the chance of experiencing cricket around the world Just hot out of Texas for MLC I had a great time out there lifting the trophy with MI New York said BoultJust pretty grateful to get the experiences across a couple of big tournaments and it has been different watching the Black Caps games from afar and seeing the guys go out there and take on the international game I still respect the international game immensely it plays a big role in any kid trying to come through and play cricket as a dream The idea of a World Cup is still the pinnacle in my opinion as well he concluded his pointNZ will play four ODIs against England next month and then later a series against Bangladesh before leaving for the ICC Cricket World Cup in India which will be held from October 5 to November 19 Boult with 39 wickets is the Kiwis highest wickettaker of all time in ODI World Cups taking these scalps across just two editions He will be expected to play the role of frontline bowler along with Tim SoutheeNZ also lost their allrounder James Neesham to franchise cricket after he turned down a central contract after Boult He remains in WC plans too but would not play the England series due to the birth of his first childBoult feels that international cricket has played a massive role in players careers times in franchise cricket were not smoothI am not sure about the contracts It is a hard question as well with franchise cricket around the world It is not taking over but there is a lot more of it I still think international cricket plays a massive role in I suppose earning you the right to get into the franchises and play And franchise cricket can be pretty hard You are one or two performances away from being pushed out of the franchise There are hundreds of cricketers trying to come in behind you and take that role as well There is a lot at stake he concludedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever