Need to adapt to conditions fast: Boult

Set to lead four-time champion Mumbai Indians bowling attack in absence of Lasith Malinga, Kiwi left-arm pacer Trent Boult believes the biggest challenge for all the teams in the 13th IPL will be to adjust to the hot and humid UAE conditions.

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Published:15th Sep, 2020 at 2:37 AM

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In his first stint with the Mumbai Indians after being traded by Delhi Capitals last year, Boult will have to share bulk of the responsibility of the team’s bowling attack after Sri Lankan Malinga opted out of this year’s IPL due to personal reasons. “The biggest challenge so far has been trying to prepare to come to 45 degrees in the middle of the desert. I come from a very small country New Zealand which is about 7 or 8 degrees at the moment in the middle of winter,” Boult said.

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Need to adapt to conditions fast: Boult

Set to lead four-time champion Mumbai Indians bowling attack in absence of Lasith Malinga, Kiwi left-arm pacer Trent Boult believes the biggest challenge for all the teams in the 13th IPL will be to adjust to the hot and humid UAE conditions.

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