Trott to proceed as Afghanistan males’s head coach in 2024
Following a profitable stint with the Afghanistan males’s cricket crew, former England batter Jonathan Trott‘s contract as head coach has been prolonged for a 12 months. His 18-month tenure got here to an finish with 2023 however the ACB has chosen to maintain him for 2024 as nicely.
Afghanistan made wonderful positive factors on the sphere final 12 months, which culminated of their efficiency in the ODI World Cup the place they beat Pakistan, England, Sri Lanka and Netherlands. They have been additionally inside attain of victory over the eventual champions Australia till Glenn Maxwell performed one of many best innings of all time.
Trott spoke to ESPNcricinfo within the aftermath of that marketing campaign the place Afghanistan went in with just one win in World Cup cricket and increased that count to five by the top of the match. “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time with them so far,” he mentioned. “It’ll be nice to be able to build on the success we had at this World Cup.”
Afghanistan are at the moment enjoying a three-match T20I sequence in opposition to the UAE, the place the scoreline is 1-1. They will then play India in a set of three T20Is in January in preparation for the T20 World Cup in West Indies and the USA in June.
Trott had a storied time with England, particularly in Test cricket the place he made 3835 runs in 52 matches, and was one of many pillars of their Ashes triumph in 2010-11. At his peak a participant able to batting lengthy intervals and developing large innings, Trott’s success additionally translated nicely into ODI cricket the place he made 2819 runs at a mean of 51 with 4 tons of and 22 fifties. Towards the top of his profession, although, the depth of his recreation took a toll on him and he wanted a break from cricket in 2013-14. Trott ultimately retired from England obligation in 2015. The Afghanistan job was his first time as head coach of a senior males’s crew in worldwide cricket.