With the team finishing their T20 World Cup 2026 group stage with a win over Canada, Jonathan Trott’s tenure as head coach of the Afghanistan national cricket team is over. With his departure comes a departure of one of the most successful periods in Afghanistan cricket history. Trott became Afghanistan’s head coach in July 2022. At that time, Afghanistan was seen as dangerous but inconsistent against the top nations. Four years later, Trott is credited with helping the team built on its edge to become a highly confident and strong team that had the ability to defeat big teams on a regular basis. Many historic results were done by Afghanistan during his time. They reached the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024, their best result in an ICC tournament. They also defeated England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, and New Zealand in major events. Afghanistan also recorded its performance, both in ODI and T20. They won essential ODI series against South Africa and Bangladesh. They have also clean-sweep Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in the recent series (ibid). Afghanistan also bettered their performance both in ODI and T20 formats, winning important ODI series against South Africa and Bangladesh, also sweeping Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in recent series. Also Read | Glenn Maxwell Joins Hyderabad Kingsmen for PSL 2026 After Skipping IPL Auction Afghanistan's Record Under Jonathan Trott Format Matches Wins Losses ODIs 43 20 23 T20Is 62 30 32 Afghanistan's Performance in ICC/ACC Events Since Trottn Joined Events Finish Asia Cup 2022 (T20 Format) Group Stage T20 World Cup 2022 Group Stage Asia Cup 2023 (50 Overs) Group Stage ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Group Stage (Sixth) T20 World Cup 2024 Semi Final ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group Stage Asia Cup 2025 (T20 Format) Group Stage T20 World Cup 2026 Group Stage How Trott Helped Afghanistan Become a Strong Team Trott’s biggest impact was on the confidence and discipline of the team. They were now capable of beating any team. Players became more composed under pressure situations and played more intelligent cricket. He also nurtured young players to develop and become match winners. They won tight contests and progressed well in major competitions. Their bowling attack was still potent, but their batting seemed to have steadied. Another significant triumph was helping Afghanistan qualify for major tournaments regularly. Afghanistan cricket team qualified for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and further ensured that they automatically qualified for future ICC events. Trott also helped Afghanistan defeat Australia in the T20 World Cup 2024 to reach the semi-final, one of the biggest moments in their cricket history. Under is leadership, Afghanistan became one of the most respected rising teams in world cricket. Also Read | Shadab Khan Faces Backlash from Basit Ali Over 'Legends Couldn't Beat India' Remark Trott Leaves Behind a Legacy Trott’s times as a coach will be termed as the turning point in the cricket of Afghanistan. Under Trott, the team was developed further to become competent competitors at world levels. However, Afghanistan team is now considered as a strong teams, which have experience players and the belief that they can win big matches. That is a great move in building a future success. Afghanistan Cricket Board will now look for a new coach, but Trott’s contributions will be regarded as an important aspect in the team’s journey forward.