Seamer Trent Boult might return for New Zealand on the ODI World Cup later this 12 months regardless of not having a nationwide contract, Black Caps coach Gary Stead stated Thursday. Boult opted out of a New Zealand Cricket contract final 12 months, which enabled him to play within the profitable Big Bash League in Australia. He was not included within the listing of gamers provided a central deal on Thursday, as an alternative signing a “casual playing agreement”, New Zealand Cricket stated. Stead hopes Boult can resume his strike partnership alongside New Zealand Test captain Tim Southee on the 50-overs World Cup in India, which begins in October.

“We are having positive conversations with Trent, he’s indicated he’s available for the World Cup,” Stead advised reporters.

“From our perspective, he’s one of the best ODI bowlers in the world so barring injury, I think it’s highly likely that he would be part of our squad.”

Boult, 33, is without doubt one of the world’s finest ODI bowlers having taken 187 wickets at that stage and an extra 74 for his nation in Twenty20 cricket.

After being launched from his central contract final 12 months, Boult was omitted from the New Zealand squad for this 12 months’s drawn dwelling Test collection with England and the 2-0 win over Sri Lanka regardless of taking part in for the Black Caps on the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup.

Stead stated Boult, who has taken 317 Test wickets, might nonetheless return to the Black Caps’ five-day squad for subsequent 12 months’s dwelling collection in opposition to South Africa, then Australia.

“That’s still being discussed at the moment. Trent has other leagues he is committed to, so we are just working through that and exactly what it will mean,” Stead added.

“He’s indicated a willingness to play.”

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