India vs New Zealand, 4th ODI: 5 Talking Points and Tactical Analysis

#4 Boult ‘swings’ the match New Zealand’s way

Boult had a field day at Hamilton

Trent Boult has been around the higher echelons of the pace-bowling circuit over the better part of this decade. Yet, his tendency to go missing on flat tracks has often been a rightful criticism.

Similarly, in the earlier ODIs, with the pitches on the slower side, Boult wasn’t able to prize out many wickets. However, at Hamilton, with the ball doing a touch, the left-arm pacer was back to his sublime best.

Boult was simply sensational in the 4th ODI as the Indians were stung by his brand of bowling. Blessed with the ability to move the ball both ways, Boult caused the visitors’ batting all sorts of problems.

As always, New Zealand would arrive at this year’s World Cup boasting of an extremely talented squad but none are as gifted as Boult.

On his day, he is simply unplayable and on Thursday, he reminded the whole world that he is still more than a handful on seaming wickets.