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Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott believes that no team would take Afghanistan lightly after they knocked England out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Ibrahim Zadran's historic knock helped Afghanistan, who won the toss and batted first post 325. After Zadran's knock, Azmatullah Omarzai picked up a fifer to guide Afghanistan to a last-over historic win against England.
After losing their opener clash against South Africa, Afghanistan registered a maiden Champions Trophy win against England to stay in the race for the semifinals.
"In the past, perhaps people would have seen the fixture and thought it was a little bit easier than playing a historic Test nation. But in this format, in these conditions, I don't see that. I see every game that we play is going to be competitive and every game we go into I expect to win. Australia aren't going to take us lightly" said Trott during press conference.
Despite winning against England, Afghanistan needs to win their third group stage match to seal their berth for the semifinals. Reckoning the importance of the upcoming clash against Australia, Jonathan said that he will make sure that the team will be ready for the upcoming clash to stay in the tournament.
"Since I've been coach we've played against Australia three times and we've been in the game each of those games," Trott said. "I'll tell the players to enjoy tonight. I'm going to make sure when they wake up tomorrow, they're ready for Australia immediately. The focus is on Australia. That's how the players are going to be and that's what I'll tell the fans."
Afghanistan will lock horns against Australia for their third league match which will take place on February 28 at the same venue in Karachi.
