Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott feels his staff is a stronger unit in a day sport and expects his sprightly bunch to optimise the situations in opposition to a formidable India of their opening Tremendous 8 fixture right here on Thursday.
Afghanistan comes into the Tremendous 8s, excessive on confidence, having received three of its 4 league video games together with one in opposition to New Zealand. Its sole loss got here in opposition to West Indies earlier this week.
“Day video games really swimsuit us higher. So, fairly excited to play India in a day sport. Clearly, they’re one of many favourites and clearly that has added strain for India,” former England Take a look at batter stated.
He doesn’t really feel that Afghanistan might be dubbed as underdogs anymore.
“……..and hopefully, we will are available clearly perceived as underdogs however in my thoughts very a lot not underdogs and absolutely ready and prepared for the battle that confronts us tomorrow, which I’m very enthusiastic about,” Trott stated on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan, which was near a semifinal berth within the ODI World Cup in India final yr, is a stronger drive within the shortest format. All huge groups are cautious of them and Trott sees that as a praise to his unit.
“It’s a praise, but additionally earned as effectively. We’ve had, as you see in he IPL, we’ve obtained a whole lot of gamers taking part in a whole lot of T20 cricket around the globe and now it’s about placing that collectively as a facet.
“I feel prior to now we’ve had some good particular person gamers, however we want all these gamers taking part in collectively as a facet.”
Spinners have been Afghanistan’s energy historically however on this match, left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi has been their standout bowler and is presently sitting on the high of wicket takers’ charts.
“If you’ve obtained the spinners with the expertise of T20 cricket, like we now have, I feel you’d clearly say that’s one among our strengths, however but one among our seamers is a number one wicket-taker within the match.
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“So, I feel we’ve seen actually during the last couple of years a extra rounded facet. So, if it swings and seams, we will take wickets, if it spins hopefully, we will take wickets as effectively.”
India and Afghanistan had performed an exhilarating double Tremendous Over in Bengaluru earlier this yr. Reminded of that sport India narrowly received, Trott added: “What I take away from the match is we must always have received it, in that Tremendous Cver.
“But additionally, what I take away, it reveals how the hole is closing with reference to our facet, the flexibility that our gamers have to have the ability to chase as effectively in T20 cricket.
“That was a improbable chase in Bangalore and sadly, we didn’t win. To have a second Tremendous Over, I’m unsure that’s ever occurred earlier than.”