Afghanistan Cricket Board extends Jonathan Trott’s time period as head coach

Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Monday, confirmed contract extension of Jonathan Trott, the nationwide group’s head coach, for 2024.

The choice got here in after his profitable 18-month tenure, throughout which he made important contributions to the group’s progress and growth.

ACB appointed the South African-born former English cricketer, because the nationwide group’s head coach in July 2022. Under his management, the group achieved exceptional success and secured a number of victories, together with the group’s spectacular efficiency on the T20 Asia Cup 2022, its maiden worldwide win and a T20I sequence victory towards Pakistan, a maiden ODI sequence win over Bangladesh and a profitable marketing campaign on the ICC Men’s World Cup 2023.

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Trott has performed 52 Test matches for England from 2009-2015, scoring 3835 runs at 44.08 with 9 centuries and 19 half-centuries to his identify with the perfect of 226 in an inning. He has additionally represented England in 68 One Day Internationals (ODIs) in the course of the interval, having scored 2838 runs at 51.25 with 4 a whole lot and 22 half-centuries to his identify within the format.

The Afghanistan group is at present within the United Arab Emirates for a three-match T20I sequence towards the host group. Following this, it’s scheduled for an upcoming tour to India, the place they’ll play the hosts in a three-match T20I sequence from January 11 to 17. Moreover, the group will take part within the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 scheduled for June within the Caribbean and USA.