Trott To Leave Afghanistan After T20 World Cup

Former England batter Jonathan Trott will time off his occupation arsenic caput coach of Afghanistan aft adjacent year's men's T20 World Cup.

The 44-year-old has been successful complaint of Afghanistan since July 2022 and has overseen a successful play including guiding nan squad to nan semi-finals of past year's T20 World Cup.

An Afghanistan Cricket Board connection said nan determination was portion of their "long-term strategical planning" for nan "next shape of nan nationalist team's growth".

Trott said it had been "privilege" to coach nan broadside and to "witness their passion, resilience, and hunger to execute greatness".

"I americium proud of what we person accomplished together, and I will ever stay a protagonist of Afghan cricket," added Trott.

Trott has coached Afghanistan for complete 3 years but has ne'er visited nan state and still lives successful Birmingham.

He travels erstwhile nan players meet for camps successful nan United Arab Emirates, which is location to their main training guidelines and hosts galore of their fixtures.

The mostly of nan players unrecorded successful Afghanistan and play successful nan home cricket leagues.

Ex-Warwickshire subordinate Trott played 52 Tests and 68 one-day internationals for England, scoring 6,654 runs crossed some formats.

The T20 World Cup is group to beryllium held successful India and Sri Lanka successful February and March 2026.