Jonathan Trott on Afghanistan Reached T20 WC 2024 Tremendous-8: Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott stated it was a superb feeling to qualify for the Tremendous Eight stage of the lads's T20 World Cup, but in addition careworn the fact that they “haven't received something but”. Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea by seven wickets for his or her third consecutive win in Group C, guaranteeing their first look within the knockout phases of the competitors. It additionally meant that Afghanistan knocked out 2021 T20 World Cup runners-up New Zealand from the event.
“We nonetheless have one sport left, an vital group sport (at St Lucia on Monday), and that shall be a superb gauge of the place we’re in opposition to a strong West Indies staff who received an unbelievable sport from their place final evening (in opposition to New Zealand). So, it's good to win tonight and qualify in that means.” “It's a superb feeling to return into the World Cup and win three, however there's additionally the sensation and the fact that we haven't received something but. We've simply acquired by means of the group stage and we've acquired some vital cricket developing that we have to carry out properly in,” Trott stated within the post-match press convention.
Left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi is the event's main wicket-taker with 12 wickets in three matches at a mean of three.50 and an economic system of three.70. His spell of 3-16 performed a key position in Afghanistan's win over Papua New Guinea. “He has been actually good. I believe when he will get going along with his line and tempo and swing, he’s very harmful. I nonetheless assume that due to his expertise, he can bowl even higher. I nonetheless assume he has even higher bowling in him: he’s so proficient.”
“Working with Hamid Hassan, our bowling coach for this event, and clearly DJ Bravo, we've seen him arise and put in some actual match-winning performances or man-of-the-match performances.” “However there have been a number of different bowlers who’ve bowled properly as properly. So, I'm happy that everybody else has backed him up immediately. It's not nearly one bowler and it's thrilling to be shifting ahead for St Lucia,” Trott stated. Requested about Bravo's influence as bowling guide for Afghanistan within the T20 World Cup,
Nicely, DJ could be very properly revered, however like all the opposite coaches, his means of working is incredible. His data of the sport, the quantity of T20 cricket he has performed, the variety of groups and the situations, and clearly the data of the locals right here, how they’ll play, it's all large,” Trott stated. “So, as I discuss to anyone, I've clearly performed in opposition to him and now to spend a little bit of time with him is nice and it's actually good to have him with us. He works not solely with the bowlers however with the batsmen as properly, however he was an excellent all-rounder, wasn't he? So, there's a number of expertise to attract on and we're glad we've secured his companies.”
For the primary time on this event, Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran have been dismissed with out placing on a 100-run partnership. This meant the opposite batsmen have been examined and all-rounder Gulbadin Naib made an unbeaten 49 off 36 balls. He additionally acquired good assist from Azmatullah Umarzai (13) and Mohammad Nabi (16 not out) in chasing 96 in 15.1 overs. “The openers have performed rather well, however immediately is a reminder of how risky cricket will be if you calm down a bit or don't focus in keeping with the pitch or situations or don't take note of the fundamentals.”
“So, I'm completely satisfied that they acquired a while on the sphere after which Gulbadin, Nabi and Azmat will go into the subsequent few video games with that confidence. So, it's a little bit of a dilemma if you happen to like. You need everybody to bear in mind within the latter elements of the journey, however you additionally need everybody to be scoring runs on the identical time,” Trott concluded.
