Jonathan Trott gets emotional: Difficult to digest this defeat…heartbroken, Afghanistan coach becomes emotional

Ahmedabad. Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott said after the defeat to South Africa in the second Super Over in the T20 World Cup that such defeats hurt for a long time. But he admitted that South Africa proved his team weak in fielding. In one of the most exciting matches of the T20 World Cup, South Africa defeated Afghanistan after two super overs. Trott said in the press conference after the match, ‘This shows how great our team is. We have some great players and after losing to New Zealand, losing such a close match to South Africa is heartbreaking. We’ve also got a tough group.

South Africa-born former England cricketer Jonathan Trott said that such defeats hurt for a long time. He said, ‘The team should be proud of its performance, but sometimes such defeats are remembered for a long time. Now it is important that we look at its good aspects and improve where mistakes have been made.

Trott said, ‘South Africa’s fielding was very good. Run outs, catches on the boundary and attempts to save runs. Tremendous fielding and perhaps this was the difference. Under Trott’s coachship, Afghanistan reached the semi-finals of the last T20 World Cup and the quarter-finals of the 2023 ODI World Cup. After this World Cup, he is bidding farewell to the team, but right now he has refused to say anything about it.

According to Trott, ‘We will talk about this after the tournament is over. There are still two important matches to play. There is no time to talk about anything else right now. I am still the coach and I want to see that we play well against UAE in Delhi.