India v New Zealand Test series – Combined XI

Trent Boult:

Trent Boult emerged as the best pace bowler of the series with 10 wickets to his name. He is only next to Jadeja and Ashwin in the leading wicket-takers list of the series. He bowled his heart out on tracks which offered little or no assistance to pace bowling. He wasn’t afraid to dig the ball short on flat turners. He leaked only 333 runs for his 10 wickets in the series.

His best effort came in the second Test when he bagged 3/38. He got two 3-wicket hauls in the series. Even in the final Test, when Indian batsmen piled up over 550 runs, Boult did not give up. He ran up to the mark with the same aggression and eventually saw the back of Ajinkya Rahane to dismiss him on 188. Boult’s consistency is a big bonus for the Kiwi side.