As Trent Boult eyes retirement from T20 internationals after the World Cup, New Zealand must plan for the future
Boult told the media after taking a tone-setting 2 for 7 in what was essentially a dead rubber against Uganda, “Speaking on behalf of myself, this will be my last T20 World Cup.”
Boult returns In T20 World Cup matches, all told, they are excellent. He has 32 wickets in 17 outings and an economy rate of 6.07, the second-best among the tournament's top ten all-time wicket-takers.
Trent, who is 34, has anyway only been an amazing presence on the New Zealand international team since he was released from his central contract almost two years ago. If this is his last T20 World Cup, it may follow that the world has seen the last of him in ODI World Cups as well; the next T20 World Cup is set for 2026, but the next ODI World Cup is scheduled only for the year after that.
Although New Zealand has not made the Super Eight of this ongoing tournament, he still has one final T20 World Cup match remaining, against Papua New Guinea on Monday.