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In a shocking piece of news, New Zealand Cricket has released the senior pacer Trent Boult from his central contract with the board. The reason for this decision is that Boult informed about his unavailability citing family reasons. He also wanted to spend more time with the family and also showed his interest in being available for the domestic leagues and the international ones.
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The board has come to take this step after a number of requests from the senior lad. After this decision, social media is filled with multiple opinions from the fans and cricket experts as well. Few experts and fans have shown their concern about the shortening of the international career due to the franchise leagues and cricket turning into a glamorous money market. They took to Twitter for expressing their opinions about this move from another senior cricketer following England’s Ben Stokes and Quinton De Kock of South Africa.
Apart from this, the 33-year-old Boult has also come up with his stand on this move, he talked on his future interests and availabilities in cricket.
I feel comfortable with putting it first and preparing ourselves for life after cricket – Trent Boult
“This has been a really tough decision for me, and I’d like to thank NZC for their support in getting to this point. Playing cricket for my country was a childhood dream, and I’m so proud of everything I’ve been able to achieve with the BLACKCAPS over the past 12 years. Ultimately this decision is about my wife Gert, and our three young boys. The family has always been the biggest motivator for me, and I feel comfortable with putting it first and preparing ourselves for life after cricket,”
Later, on the veteran also talked about the possibilities for him to play for New Zealand in international cricket after getting released from the central contract.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to this move of leaving the central contract from Trent Boult:
He must be having reasons. But i just hope he doesn't stop playing test cricket. I love watching him bowl in 5 day format. #TrentBoult https://t.co/omXQT6pu5i
— Chandan (@Chandan3) August 10, 2022
NZC has released Boult from Central Contract after his request, Boult's international career will now be significantly reduced.
— playon99news (@playon99news) August 10, 2022
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NEWS | NZC has agreed to release Trent Boult from his central contract so that he can spend more time with his family, while also making himself available for domestic leagues. Boult will complete the tour of the West Indies as scheduled.
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) August 9, 2022
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Leave Trent Boult alone.
— Dennishahbaz Gill (@DennisCricket_) August 9, 2022
He's 33. He's been an amazing servant of NZC for over a decade.
Time for him to cash in
MASSIVE NEWS in the context of proliferation of franchise cricket. Quite possible that Trent Boult will prefer ILT20 or some other franchise cricket around the time New Zealand will be touring Pakistan for Test series in Dec-Jan. More players likely to take this route in future. https://t.co/LxSGh9Xtp1
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) August 9, 2022
NZ Cricket doesn't have the depth to be losing players, like perhaps Aus, Eng and Ind can. The ICC needs to act and find a good compromise, otherwise smaller nations like NZ are going to struggle.
— Tim Evans (@TimEvansSKY) August 9, 2022
Congrats on a fine international career to Trent Boult, sad to see him go though. https://t.co/5QcjuLZSDZ
IPL spoiled cricket. now it is just baseball version of cricket. Players became dancer. sorry to say but true.
— Khalid Khan (@Khalidk25587599) August 10, 2022
Trent Boult pulling out of his New Zealand central contract is huge news: every chance he has played his last Test and that their loss will be Rajasthan, Paarl and Barbados Royals’ gain
— Matt Roller (@mroller98) August 9, 2022
He only turned 33 last month and is arguably one of very few world-class three-format quicks