Published: Mar 21, 2015, 05:29 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 21, 2015, 05:29 PM (IST)
Trent Boult has been a true revelation for New Zealand in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and is now is the highest wicket taker in the tournament with 19 wickets. Against West Indies in the fourth quarter-final match on Saturday, the fast bowler picked up four wickets for 44 and bowled his quota of overs in one spell. Boult, spoke to the media after New Zealand’s 143 runs win over West Indies.
Q: Trent, you bowled ten overs unbeaten. Ten over is a very low pace. How do you feel about that spell? Is that one of the best you’ve ever bowled in One-Days?
Trent Boult (TB): I don’t know, really. Yeah, it was just one of those things that I had to get through the ten overs. Yeah, we felt if we could get the five down and get a big wicket of Gayle that could really set us up. But Milne managed to do that, and it was a pretty good bowling performance from the unit, so, yeah, elated to get the job done.
Q: Trent, can I ask you, what was going through your head when you saw Vettori take that catch?
TB: I couldn’t believe it. For him to leap up a couple meters in the air and stick out his paw, I actually enjoyed the celebration afterwards, it was just a little strut. The best sight was seeing everyone just sprint towards him and grab him. It was very cool.
Q: Trent on that catch again, did you know it was possible that Dan could jump that high?
TB: Yeah, I always thought he had it in him. He’s very fit. What is he? 45? Like I said, it was pretty amazing. It was a massive part in there to get Marlon out and get on a bit of a run. That was pretty awesome.
Q: Trent, the West Indies have had their problems at this tournament. How big a step up for South Africa from maybe any game you’ve played of this tournament?
TB: Yeah, I guess they’ve had their troubles, but we knew they were going to be very competitive. They’ve literally got a lot of match winners on their team, so it was really set first of all. But now we can focus on the South Africans, and they’ll be an equal challenge if not better. So like I said, we’ll scout them and prepare for that game as we have for any other one. Yeah, sit with the game plan down and give it our best come Tuesday.
