Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott was far from satisfied with the display of his team in the opening match of Asia Cup 2025 against Hong Kong, although he returned with a comfortable victory. The former English dough felt that the performance lacked sharpness, and said that the party was saved by the moments of individual brilliance, rather than by collective efforts.
While Scorecard suggested Afghanistan had controlTrott pointed out that Hong Kong had dropped catches and fell in the field, gave their team a respiratory room. “We started on average today. We were a little happy with a few drops that released us. We have to make sure we are improving in several areas for the rest of the group games,” Trott Espncricinfo said.
The Afghanistan Pálková card emphasized the problem. Only Sediqullah Atal (73), Azmatullah Omarzai (53) and veteran Mohammad Nabi (33) contributed meaningful posts. The rest of the order of bats could not reach double numbers, emphasizing the inconsistency of Trott is eager to solve.
“We need players to take responsibility. Some of our players have to get into shape and start scoring,” he said. “I would like us to get better, but the way Sediq and Azmat Batted showed that it is a good playground. I’m quite happy with the total we got, but there are still things we have to work on.”
Also Fielding was a problem. He admitted Trott Afghanistan released Hong Kong’s mistakesAnd he warned that such negligence could prove to be costly about the stronger opposition.
The win, however, came as a relief after Trott described as a “hectic schedule” – Six coincides in 12 days. Afghanistan now has a short break before Bangladesh (September 16) and Sri Lanka (September 18) in key accessories of group stages.
Despite the Afghan increase in the world cricket, which includes a historical run at the World Cup semifinals 2024 T20, Trott quickly alleviated expectations. “We didn’t get anything. We’ll just clarify it. We are the upcoming page and we have to do a lot of work,” he pointed out.
For the men of Rashid Khan, the report is clear – the flashes of brilliance will not be enough if they are to mount a serious challenge for their main title.
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
September 10, 2025
