T20 World Cup 2024
Trott: Batters were unable to pass the Bumrah test
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Afghanistan coach Joanthan Trott admitted the batters failed to execute their plans against Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah following their defeat against India.
Bumrah was outstanding against the Afghans taking three wickets and giving away only seven runs in four overs at Kensington Oval.
"Obviously disappointed with a few of the shots or the decision-making," Trott said after their 47-run loss in the Group 1 contest.
"Obviously, Bumrah is going to be a key bowler for any side. For India, he's crucial and we needed to play him better. His figures suggest we didn't play him very well,”
"We'd obviously spoken about it and how we were going to play him. So, we weren't able to execute that and, yeah, that's very disappointing."
Trott, however, backed Rashid's decision to exhaust his overs so early and said other bowlers should have stepped up.
"When you bowl three for 26, I think no matter when you bowl you've done a good job," Trott said of Rashid.
"It's not just one bowler. Other people have to bowl the 16 other overs to be bowled, and it's the responsibility of other bowlers to be able to execute the plans that we put in place ...
"I thought Rash bowled brilliantly today. He has high expectations of himself and he delivered today. Everybody else, could follow suit. That would be great."