Trott reappointed as Afghanistan men's head coach for four more years

Jonathan Trott has extended his contract as Afghanistan men's head coach until the end of 2025. He will be leading the team during the ODI leg of Afghanistan's upcoming multi-format tour of Zimbabwe. However, due to personal reasons, he will not be in charge for the other formats of the tour. During his absence, former player Hamid Hassan will step in as the acting head coach, while Nawroz Mangal will be taking on the role of assistant coach.

The Afghanistan Cricket Board has extended Trott's contract by 12 months following a highly successful 2024 for the team. The year featured Afghanistan's first ever World Cup semi-final appearance following victories over New Zealand and Australia in the Group- and Super-Eights stages of the T20 event in the West Indies and the USA. They have since beaten both South Africa and Bangladesh in ODI series in Sharjah.

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Trott's tenure began in July 2022 with an 18-month stint that was renewed by a year in January 2024. Afghanistan have won 14 of the 34 ODIs and 20 of the 44 T20Is they have played since his appointment.

The ongoing stint with Afghanistan is Trott's first as head coach. He was a consultant with Scotland during the 2021 T20 World Cup. As a player, he made 3835 runs in 52 Tests at an average of 44.08, and was a key figure in England's away Ashes victory in 2010-11. In ODI cricket, he made 2819 runs at an average of 51.25 with four hundreds and 22 fifties.