After a few close encounters between the two sides in recent times, Afghanistan finally got one over Pakistan for the first time in one-day internationals, and the team’s coach, Jonathan Trott, was all praise for the way his side dominated the game on October 23.
“Well, yeah, it doesn’t take a lot to see the passion and the rivalry between them. You know, (in) Asia Cup, we had a very disappointing loss last year. And then we had a series against them a couple of months ago, a three-match ODI series, in which a few times we were in the game, and I am just glad today we were in the game again and managed to get across the line,” said Trott on the significance of Afghanistan’s historic victory over Pakistan.
The former English batter also felt the win would give the team’s batters a sense of self-confidence that they could do this consistently and inspire the next set of cricketers back home.
