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Afghanistan's win against defending champions England in a thrilling World Cup 2023 match is trending across all news and social media platforms. The heroics of Mujeeb ur Rehman, Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Nabi, and other Afghan players have made it into the headlines. The 'underdogs' of the ICC World Cup 2023 certainly played us a memorable match on a high-scoring Delhi pitch, but a huge credit for that win also goes to Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott. Top England cricketer Jonathan Trott was named as the new head coach of Afghanistan last year and the team has seen a significant turnaround since then. Afghanistan now really plays like a team where everyone contributes rather than just a few big names trying to win the team. This is Jonathan Trott's first stint as Afghanistan's head coach after working as a consultant for England and Scotland. Anyone who started watching cricket in the last decade probably doesn't know much about Jonathan Trott, but it cannot be forgotten that he scored more runs in the 2011 ODI World Cup than the likes of Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and other greats. had scored. Where India created history.
Born in Cape Town, Jonathan Trott was into the game of cricket from a very young age. He represented South Africa at both under-15 and under-19 level. Trott was eligible for an English passport at birth because his grandfather was a British citizen. Trott was not considered an outsider in England because of his British passport. With his hard work and skill, Trott was able to make his debut for the Warwickshire second-XI in 2002. After playing domestic cricket for almost 5 years, Trott got a chance to play in the England T20 team in 2007 and after 2 years, he also got a place in the ODI team.
2011, the year India won its second ODI World Cup, was one of the most successful years for Jonathan Trott. He scored more than 2,000 runs in that calendar year and was named ICC Cricketer of the Year. Although England made an early exit from the 2011 World Cup, he still managed to finish among the top run scorers of the tournament. Trott scored 422 runs in the 2011 ICC ODI World Cup, with Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, and Yuvraj Singh scoring less than 400.
