Cricket World Cup 2023: 10 Players who might retire from ODIs after the tournament
The ICC 50-overs World Cup is scheduled to be played in India, later in 2023
7. Trent Boult (NZ):
One of the most shocking names in this list is that of Trent Boult. Boult has been one of New Zealand's most successful pacers of all time. We all remember him giving nightmares to the Indian batsmen with his lethal bowling in the 2019 semi-final and the WTC Final.
However, there are huge chances Trent Boult might just give up on atleast the ODI format of the game, right after the World Cup. Here too, age is not as much of a hindrance as are two other reasons: he is very much injury-prone, and most importantly, the 33-year-old hasn't been playing professional cricket for a long time after being released from New Zealand's central cricket contract. The release was executed after the fast bowler had himself requested for it. This has now significantly reduced his appearances in international cricket and also speaks volumes about his thought process of managing his workload by cutting short on some formats.
He has been a runner-up in the last two ODI World Cups, and the 2023 edition could well be his last shot at the elusive trophy. Boult has already made it clear that he would like to play in the T20 tournaments over national cricket, and is likely to move away from the 50-over format.
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