Mustafizur and I are two different bowlers; we have different set of skills: Trent Boult

NEW ZEALAND SEAMER TRENT BOULT is finding it difficult to make it to the playing XI in the Sunrisers Hyderabad camp. The Kiwi, who topped ICC ODI bowler’s ranking chart in January, surprisingly didn’t feature in the Kiwi playing XI either in the recently concluded WT20. 

In an interview with deccanchronicle, the 26-year-old spoke about the quality of bowling attack in the SRH team and explained how tough it has been for him warming the bench. The paceman said he was raring to go.

”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.”
 

Boult who last played a T20 match against Pakistan early this year feels he can bring a different dimension to the bowling side. On comparison with teammate Mustafizur Rahman, the left-arm pacer said that the Bangladeshi bowler 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 wicket. 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 further added that it was a great learning curve training alongside veteran bowler Ashish Nehra.