Jonathan Trott raises concerns over Dharamshala’s sandy outfield

Jonathan Trott raises concerns over Dharamshala’s sandy outfield. “We’re lucky Mujeeb didn’t suffer a serious knee injury near the end. ” Jonathan Trott stated.

Bangladesh and Afghanistan squared off in Game 3 of the current ODI World Cup 2023 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. Afghanistan’s opening game of the premier tournament ended in defeat as the team fell to a heavy defeat against Bangladesh.

Following the loss, there were various comments over the state of the playing surface at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium. The outfield designated as sandy, putting the players at risk of injury.

Speaking of which, Afghanistan’s head coach, Jonathan Trott. Came out to discuss the subject of Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who was fortunate to escape injury after diving for the ball.

Trott made it plain that he was not blaming the surface for Afghanistan’s defeat and poor performance, but that it is something that officials should investigate.

“If you have players who are unclear if they can dive… We see the result of cricket all over the globe where players are educate and encourage to improve their fielding. When you have players who are concern about getting injured… “I mean, we’re lucky Mujeeb didn’t sustain a serious knee injury near the end,” ESPNcricinfo reported Jonathan Trott as saying.

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He probably shouldn’t have dived with his knee: Trott

Trott also used Devon Conway as an example, who survived a similar predicament in the season opener of the ODI World Cup 2023 against England. While he reiterated that he is not blaming the loss on the sandy outfield, he did ask the organizers to look into it.

“Yes, he should not have plunged with his knee. However, we saw Devon Conway from New Zealand early on the other night [in Ahmedabad], so it’s something for them [the organizers] to consider. “I’m not blaming anyone for that, but it’s something to keep an eye on in the future,” Trott said.

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