After a productive World Cup in 2023, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has prolonged the contract of head coach Jonathan Trott. The former English star was on the helm of the teaching duties for 18 months which included a number of spotlight performances of the group. From being minnows, Afghanistan scripted wins over England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Netherlands, whereas additionally coming near beating Australia.
Trott’s contract had initially begun in July 2022 and the 18-month stint ended on the finish of 2023. The new contract sees the England star being with the Asian facet for 2024, which features a T20 World Cup too. “Afghanistan Cricket Board confirms the extension of the contract with Mr Jonathon Trott, the National Team’s Head Coach, for the year 2024. The decision comes in after his successful 18-month tenure, during which he made significant contributions to the team’s progress and development,” ACB wrote in a press release.
Trott was additionally happy to have an extension. “Mr. Jonathon Trott expressed his pleasure on the extension of his contract and stated that he is looking forward to spending more time with the squad and building on performances of the recently held ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023,” the assertion added.
Afghanistan’s spectacular run beneath Trott
Afghanistan fared effectively beneath the ambit of Trott. They registered 19 wins in 50 International matches beneath him. The Afghans defeated Bangladesh of their maiden ODI sequence win and Pakistan of their first T20I sequence win throughout this era. In all, Afghanistan gained 8 of 23 ODIs and 11 of 26 T20Is beneath the management of Trott.
In the ODI World Cup too, they had been fairly spectacular. The Asian facet, who got here into the competitors with only one win ever, defeated three former World champions – Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka other than a win over the Dutch.Â
