Trent Boult

Trent Alexander Boult (born 22 July 1989) is a New Zealand international cricketer who represents the New Zealand cricket team in all formats.

He also plays in various T20 leagues around the globe as a fast bowler.

He is regarded to be one of the best bowlers of all time and is known for his exploits with the new ball in limited overs cricket.

Boult was born in Rotorua in 1989.

He grew up in Ōhope and Tauranga, and was educated at Otumoetai College.

He is the younger brother of cricketer Jono Boult.

Of Māori descent, Boult affiliates to the Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou and Ngāi Te Rangi iwi.

Boult accompanied the New Zealand A team on their winter training tour in 2007.

On 9 February 2007, he took two wickets for 28 runs and scored seven not out against India's Under-19 team.

He then travelled to Malaysia in February 2008 for the Under-19 World Cup.

On 21 January 2009, Boult was selected for the New Zealand squad for the one-day series against Australia at just 19 years of age.

Boult only managed to play in the warm up game against the Prime Minister's XI and went wicketless off seven overs.

During the tour Boult was clocked as the fastest bowler touring with the New Zealand team with a highest speed of 143.3 km/h.

He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman, Boult made his Test debut for New Zealand in December 2011 and his One Day International debut the following July.

Boult made his Test debut in the 2011–12 season, in the Second Test against Australia in Hobart, in a match won by New Zealand by 7 runs, New Zealand's first test win in Australia since 1985 and their first test win over Australia since 1993.

He took four wickets in the match; additionally, he scored 21 runs in a tenth-wicket partnership with Chris Martin in the second innings.

In 2012, Boult produced a string of strong performances with the ball against the West Indies, India and Sri Lanka to consolidate his position as Tim Southee's new ball partner.

He carried this good form into 2013 when he took 19 wickets in 5 tests against England, including his best test match innings bowling figures of 6/68 at Eden Park in March.

After suffering a side strain during New Zealand's final test match against England at Leeds, Boult returned to the New Zealand test side for a two test tour of Bangladesh.

Boult struggled in the hot and dry conditions, taking just 3 wickets and frequently straying with his accuracy.

However, when back in home conditions against the touring West Indies, Boult swiftly returned to his best.

In the second test at the Basin Reserve Boult won man of the match award, after taking career best figures of 10 for 80 and completing a brilliant one-handed diving catch to his left to dismiss Dinesh Ramdin.

He was the joint leading wicket taker at the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

In 2015, Boult was New Zealand's leading wicket taker at the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Following the tournament, Boult received a Maiden call-up into the Indian Premier League by the Sunrisers Hyderabad and he was purchased for $600,000.

Trent announced his engagement to partner Gert Smith in June 2016, and the couple married in August 2017 in a private ceremony at Kauri Bay Boomrock.

They have three children

and live at Mt. Maunganui.

In February 2017, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 5 crores.

In November 2018, he became the third bowler for New Zealand to take a hat-trick in ODIs, while in June 2019, Boult became the first bowler for New Zealand to take a hat-trick in the Cricket World Cup.

He also played for Delhi Capitals from 2018 to 2019 in the IPL.

Boult was a key member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.

Boult was traded by Delhi to the Mumbai Indians prior to the thirteenth season of the IPL.

He played a critical role in Mumbai winning the 2020 IPL title.

He was the man of the match in the final and was also named the player of the season.

Boult claimed 25 wickets in that edition of the IPL and was the third highest wicket taker after Kagiso Rabada and Jasprit Bumrah.

He also bowled 4 maiden overs, the most by any player in a single season of IPL.

His best bowling figures in the IPL are 4/18 against CSK on 23 October 2020.

In the 2022 IPL auction, Boult was bought by the Rajasthan Royals.