Trott to continue as Afghanistan coach until end of 2025

Afghanistan made fundamental progress beneath venerable England batsman Trott, reaching the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup for the main time earlier this three hundred and sixty five days.

Reuters

10 December, 2024, 09:55 am

Remaining modified: 10 December, 2024, 09:59 am

Jonathan Trott will continue as Afghanistan’s head coach till the stop of 2025 after being awarded a one-three hundred and sixty five days extension, the nation’s cricket board stated.

Afghanistan made fundamental progress beneath venerable England batsman Trott, reaching the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup for the main time earlier this three hundred and sixty five days.

He also guided Afghanistan to victories over venerable champions England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka indirectly three hundred and sixty five days’s ODI World Cup, where their top-eight attain ensured they’ll make their Champions Trophy debut subsequent three hundred and sixty five days.

“The risk comes in after his successful two-and-half three hundred and sixty five days tenure at some point of which he made fundamental contributions to the team’s progress and impart,” the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) stated in a yelp on Monday.

Trott will oversee the team at some point of the ODI leg of their multi-layout tour of Zimbabwe this month but will leave out a form of suits for non-public reasons, the ACB stated.

Hamid Hassan will comprise in for Trott in Zimbabwe.