Australia defeated New Zealand within the 2015 championship sport, and the Kiwis had been unable to get previous England 4 years later.
“I have always had this in the back of my mind to come back and work towards an ODI World Cup. There’s history involved there. The times we have had in previous campaigns have been very exciting.
“So, (I’m) simply hungry to become involved, and hopefully play a giant position. I’m simply fascinated by lifting one thing shiny that we had been fairly near 4 years in the past. That’s the largest focus,” Boult was quoted as saying in ESPNCricinfo.
Boult returned to the New Zealand ODI squad after a hiatus of one year for the series against England.
Boult had also given up his national contract to focus more on T20 franchise cricket.
“It wasn’t a simple determination to make simply over a yr in the past to maneuver away from the New Zealand cricket bubble. I by no means needed it to be about New Zealand or franchise cricket.
“I just tried to make the most of my remaining years as a bowler. (I am) definitely as hungry as ever to still represent the country,” mentioned the left-arm pacer, who has 187 wickets from 99 ODIs.
The 34-year-old Kiwi has missed 35 worldwide matches throughout this interim, however has little regrets over his determination.
“Life’s short, make the most of everything. It has been an exciting 12 months or so on the road. I had a great time out there, lifting the trophy with MI New York (MLC).
“I nonetheless respect the worldwide sport immensely; it performs a giant position in any child attempting to return by way of and play cricket as a dream. The thought of a World Cup continues to be the head for my part as effectively,” he said.
Boult played a crucial role in powering MI New York to the inaugural Major League Cricket in the US, emerging as the highest wicket-taker in the tournament.
(With inputs from PTI)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com