Mustafizur is skillful, I am lethal: Trent Boult

New Zealand pacer Trent Boult is finding it tough to make it to the playing XI in the Sunrisers Hyderabad camp. Interestingly, the bowler had to sit out during the recently concluded World T20 as well, in order to heed to the requirements of the team.

Trent Boult hasn’t played in a T20 match since New Zealand played Pakistan on January 22. In a recent chat with Deccan Chronicle correspondent, he talked about how tough it has been warming the bench and about his IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Talking about how tricky it is to find a place in the playing XI of the Sunrisers, the pacer said it is tough with the kind of bowlers they have in the side. But he said he is raring to go whenever he gets his opportunity. ”Yes, it’s a tricky one to find the right balance. The team has been performing extremely well. We have played some good cricket. Last night too we were doing it really well. There’s some great quality in the entire squad. Mustafiz has been leading the attack very nicely, well-backed by Bhuvi, who is a neat wicket-taker and Nehra as well. It’s healthy competition. Hopefully, if I do get a chance I can help like these guys take Sunrisers home,” he quoted.

Asked about what difference does he bring to the drawing board and how different he is from Mustafizur Rahman, the left-arm pacer cited that Mustafizur relies on change of pace while he is more lethal in his approach. “I like to think I can offer something with my aggressive kind of swing bowling, trying to take wickets,” he quoted.

“We both are entirely different bowlers. I like to think of myself as a more lethal, swing bowler who can take wickets up front whereas he is very skilful with his change of paces. His yorkers are superb as well. But each offers something in a way they can,” Boult said on his comparison with Mustafizur.

Boult also said he is quite excited about the proposed day-night Test between India and New Zealand. “It’s going to be interesting I think. The ball swings nicely here most of the time. The spin bowlers also have spun it a lot. If the challenge arises, it’s going to be pretty exciting,” said the young Kiwi pacer.

He was all praise for Ashish Nehra and said he looks up to him in the SRH camp. He admitted that he has been following him since a long time. “It’s an awesome opportunity to join the likes of Ashish. I’ve observed him during the years of my career. He is a very, very experienced bowler around the world. I’ve tried to pick his brains and try to learn on how to bowl in the sub-continent, which is a very tricky place. Ashish is very intelligent. He tells me to be confident on the ball you can bowl and where you can put pressure on batsmen. Probably I can learn more from him,” he said in praise of Ashish Nehra.

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