New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult on Sunday expressed his concern over India’s battle against Covid-19. Boult has returned home safely after the postponement of the tournament and thanked his franchise Mumbai Indians for keeping players’ safety on priority. The New Zealand contingent came via Tokyo after IPL 2021 was suspended on Tuesday amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in India. On Saturday, pacer Trent Boult, Adam Milne, Finn Allen, and Jimmy Neesham were part of the first lot of cricketers that arrived in New Zealand. Lockie Ferguson, umpire Chris Gaffaney and commentators Simon Doull and Scott Styris, arrived in Auckland at around 6 pm on Sunday.

Source: Hindustan Times May 09, 2021 11:48 UTC