Trott to leave as Afghanistan coach after T20 World Cup

Trott to leave as Afghanistan coach after T20 World Cup bombeleni_temp Tue, 11/04/2025 - 05:55 Former England batsman Jonathan Trott will leave as Afghanistan coach after the T20 World Cup in February-March, the country s cricket board has said.The South Africa-born 44-year-old, who has been in charge since 2022, took the Afghans to the T20 World Cup semi-finals last year. It was their first time in the last four of a World Cup and Trott oversaw Afghanistan s rise as a white-ball team who could challenge the best. It has been a privilege to work with the Afghanistan national team and to witness their passion, resilience and hunger to achieve greatness, said Trott. I am proud of what we have accomplished together and I will always remain a supporter of Afghan cricket. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said in a statement Monday that under Trott the country celebrated some of its most memorable moments in recent cricket history .ACB chairman Mirwais Ashraf said: His efforts have supported a crucial period in the development of Afghanistan cricket. The process for appointing a new head coach will begin after the World Cup, the ACB said.The World Cup will be held in India and Sri Lanka.Trott played 52 Tests, 68 one-day internationals and seven T20s for England, scoring 6,792 runs across all three formats.

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