Trent Boult a better option than Dale Steyn at the moment: David Warner

Trent Boult

There were eyebrows raised when Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) selected left-arm pacer Trent Boult ahead of South African spearhead Dale Steyn for their first game against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) which they eventually lost.

On Monday, against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Boult again got a chance ahead of Steyn and bowled brilliantly, taking 3/36 from his 4 overs and helping SRH bowl RCB out for 166. SRH skipper David Warner, who subsequently played a match-winning innings of 57 from just 27 balls to help the Sunrisers get off the mark, said that he wishes to continue with Boult in the playing XI for the time being.

“Trent Boult was the best bowler behind Mitchell Starc in the Wold Cup. The condition suited him here and suited him in the last game. We just feel Trent is just ahead of Dale. We will definitely use Dale in the tournament … At the moment Trent is going fantastic so Dale just misses out,” Warner explained at the post-match press conference.

The Australian heaped praise on all his bowlers for combining well and hitting the right areas in wet conditions at the Chinnaswamy stadium.

“The bowling was really good. I felt our bowlers used the conditions well early on to swing the ball. We gave away in the middle overs – Karn Sharma bowled really well PK (Praveen Kumar) did well too. Ravi (Bopara) got at couple of good wickets,” he said.

The Sunrisers next head to Vizag for their first home game of the season, against Rajasthan Royals on April 16.