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☆ REVIEW Cricket-One-day format revived as Australia gatecrash India's World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It was a remarkable journey for Australia, who began their campaign with back-to-back defeats yet still finished with the 50-overs World Cup in their arms for the sixth time. Shakib had already caused controversy over his appeal that led to Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews becoming the first player in international cricket to be 'timed-out'. Cummins, for one, had no doubts about the stature of the original World Cup. "I think it's the pinnacle of international cricket," said Cummins, who was part of Australia's victorious 2015 squad. "The whole cricket world stops with this World Cup."

Persons: Narendra Modi, Adnan Abidi, Cummins, Travis, Jos Buttler, Jonathan Trott, Australia's Glenn Maxwell, Babar Azam, Shakib Al Hasan's, Shakib, Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews, Mathews, Buttler, Anurag Dahiya, Mark Twain's, Amlan Chakraborty, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, Narendra, Australia, ICC Cricket World, REUTERS, Rights, India, The, West Indies, Sri, WORLD, International Cricket Council, ICC, T20, Pakistan, Thomson Locations: India, Australia, Ahmedabad, Rights AHMEDABAD, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia's, Dharamsala, New Delhi

☆ Don't count Afghanistan out yet, says coach Trott
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Afghanistan have rebounded from defeat at the World Cup and can do so again, coach Jonathan Trott said after Tuesday's three-wicket loss to Australia in Mumbai. Afghanistan had Australia reeling at 91-7 chasing 292 before Glenn Maxwell's unbeaten 201 snatched a remarkable victory that sealed a semi-final slot for the five-time champions. "We lost the New Zealand game pretty heavily and came back and won the next game," Trott told reporters. Afghanistan had won only one match in their two previous World Cup campaigns but have already won four of their eight matches in India so far. Spinners were bowling different lengths, he was hitting that," Trott said of Maxwell.

Persons: Jonathan Trott, Glenn Maxwell's, " Trott, Maxwell, you've, Chiranjit, Peter Rutherford Organizations: New Zealand, England, Thomson Locations: Afghanistan, Australia, Mumbai, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, India, Australian, Bengaluru

☆ Win over England can kick-start Afghanistan cricket: Trott
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Afghanistan posted 284 after half centuries from Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ikram Alikhil, before bowling out England for 215 to claim just their second victory at a World Cup - eight years after their maiden win over Scotland in 2015. "This is significant, certainly in the manner and by the margin as well," Trott told reporters on Sunday. "What Afghanistan cricket can achieve, hopefully this will be the sort of kick-start." Women's sport in Afghanistan has also suffered since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. "It's not just cricket that the guys are playing for," Trott said.

Persons: Arun Jaitley, Ikram Alikhil, Rashid Khan, Mark Wood, Jonathan Trott, Rahmanullah, Trott, It's, " Trott, that's, Aadi Nair, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, REUTERS, England, Scotland, Thomson Locations: England, Afghanistan, New Delhi, India, Zealand, Chennai, Bengaluru

☆ Afghanistan can spring England upset, says coach Trott
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 14 (Reuters) - Afghanistan may be bottom of the World Cup standings after losing their first two games, but the Asian side have the ability to upset defending champions England in their group fixture on Sunday, their English coach Jonathan Trott said. "We'll have an opportunity tomorrow to put pressure on England and we've got to make sure we do that." England thrashed Afghanistan by 150 runs at the last World Cup but Trott said the gulf in quality between the two sides has significantly reduced. He trained really well last night, obviously had a long bat, did his running, seems to be improving, so all good signs ahead of tomorrow," England batter Joe Root said. England lost their opener to New Zealand but bounced back with a win over Bangladesh to sit fifth in the table.

Persons: Jonathan Trott, Trott, We've, we've, Ben Stokes, Ben, Joe Root, he's, Root, Rohith Nair, Hugh Lawson Organizations: England, Bangladesh, Thomson Locations: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, England, New Zealand, Bengaluru

☆ Afghanistan coach Trott sees progress despite second World Cup defeat
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Trott said it was a brave decision to bat first but admitted they were well short on a "350-360 wicket". Trott said his players would have benefited from having the match at the same venue where they play defending champions England on Sunday. Afghanistan are playing at their third World Cup and have now lost 16 of their 17 matches, their only victory coming against Scotland in 2015. "Azmat played really well, stepping up to number five and showing the talent and the pedigree that he's got as an all-rounder," Trott said. "So those are the things we're looking to get right going forward and get ready for England."

Persons: Arun Jaitley, India's Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Anushree, Jonathan Trott, Rohit Sharma, Trott, " Trott, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Azmat, he's, Rohith Nair, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, REUTERS, England, Scotland, Thomson Locations: India, Afghanistan, New Delhi, DELHI, Delhi, Bangladesh, England, Bengaluru

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