Jonathan Trott will continue as Afghanistan head coach till 2025

by Robin Sharma
Jonathan Trott has been the head coach for Afghanistan cricket team since 2022

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has extended the contract of head coach Jonathan Trott by 12 months. The former England player now be the head coach for the side till 2025.

Trott joined as Afghanistan’s head coach back in July 2022. Initially, his contract was for 18 months and was renewed in January 2024. Now the ACB has extended his contract for 12 months and the former English player will serve as Afghanistan’s head coach till 2025. 

Afghanistan is set to be on a tour of Zimbabwe for 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs and 2 test matches. Trott will be with the team for the ODI series and will be unavailable for the T20Is and Test series due to personal reasons. Hamid Hassan will be the head coach in his absence with Nawroz Mangal being the assistant coach. 

Afghanistan cricket team reached new heights under Jonathan Trott 

Afghanistan cricket team conquered new heights under Jonathan Trott as the head coach. They had a good campaign in the ICC World Cup 2023. They defeated the likes of Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka in the tournament. 

Afghanistan reached the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 earlier this year. It was their first-ever semi-final appearance in an ICC event. Afghanistan defeated Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh in a fruitful campaign. They lost to South Africa in the semi-final of the tournament. 

Afghanistan has also qualified for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The tournament will be hosted by Pakistan in a hybrid model. India will play its games in Dubai. 

Jonathan Trott’s side recently defeated South Africa in an ODI series at Sharjah. They won the 3-match series 2-1. They also defeated Bangladesh 2-1 in a 3-match ODI series at Sharjah. 

Afghanistan has done well as a team in recent times in world cricket. Their players have also improved their game quite a bit. The likes of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Azmatullah Omarzai and Fazalhaq Farooqi have been in good form. Their mystery spinner Allah Ghazanfar is the latest talk of the town in the cricketing world.

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