Zak Foulkes reveals the crazy chain of events behind his Black Caps call-up at Trent Bridge

He also reveals why his unique bowling action survived years of coaching, largely because nobody ever thought he was a bowler.

There are insights into life inside the Black Caps camp too. Foulkes discusses the players who have helped him most along the way, the mentorship he’s received from Daryl Mitchell, and what it was like sharing a dressing room with childhood hero Kane Williamson after years of trying to copy him in the backyard. And because this is The BYC, the conversation also veers into debates over how to correctly pronounce his surname, stories about his first cricket bat, dressing-room banter, and an admission that his first cricketing idol was not a New Zealander, but Australian great Michael Clarke.

With New Zealand’s massive home summer looming and Foulkes racing back from a hamstring injury, the fast bowler sounds hungry for more opportunities for the Black Caps.

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