After claiming their third victory at the ongoing World Cup 2023, Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi heaped praise on their head coach, Jonathan Trott. The former English player joined the side as head coach in July last year and has been a big contributing factor in their recent success.
After downing Sri Lanka comfortably by 7 wickets, Shahidi shed some light on how Trott has helped him and the whole side. The Afghan skipper said, “Jonathan Trott has been a great motivator for us. Before the Pakistan game, he told me just one word which changed my mindset”.
“Coaches are always positive, we worked very hard before the World Cup. Also, right now all coaching and management staff are working hard and giving us confidence,” Hashmatullah Shahidi further added.
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Afghanistan under Jonathan Trott, a force to be reckoned with
The Afghans have been a force to reckon with in the World Cup 2023. After a poor start against Bangladesh, the team have shown great fight, winning three of their next five games.
After taking revenge against England for the thrashing they handed to them in 2019 World Cup, the Afghans claimed their first ever win against Pakistan. Now with 6 points in their bag, they have their eyes set final four spots.
Afghanistan Schedule for ODI World Cup 2023
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue | Result |
| October 7 | Bangladesh | Afghanistan | HPCA Stadium | Bangladesh won by 6 wickets |
| October 11 | India | Afghanistan | Arun Jaitley Stadium | India won by 8 wickets |
| October 15 | England | Afghanistan | Arun Jaitley Stadium | Afghanistan won by 69 runs |
| October 18 | New Zealand | Afghanistan | MA Chidambaram Stadium | New Zealand won by 149 runs |
| October 23 | Pakistan | Afghanistan | MA Chidambaram Stadium | Afghanistan won by 8 wickets |
| October 30 | Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | MCA Stadium | Afghanistan won by 7 wickets |
| November 3 | Qualifier 1 | Afghanistan | Ekana Stadium | To be played |
| November 7 | Australia | Afghanistan | Wankhede Stadium | To be played |
| November 10 | South Africa | Afghanistan | Narendra Modi Stadium | To be played |
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