LUCKNOW: Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott on Thursday hailed team mentor and controversial former India skipper Ajay Jadeja as a crucial “sounding board” as they keep up their push for a place in the World Cup semi-finals.
Afghanistan take on the Netherlands on Friday looking for a fourth win in seven games which will keep them comfortably in contention for the last four.
Trott, who took over last year, said Jadeja’s experience of Indian conditions has proved key in a campaign which has yielded wins over defending champions England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
“I think Ajay obviously brings a lot of experience having played a lot of cricket in India,” said Trott of the former middle-order batsman who played 196 ODIs and 15 Tests for his country.
Jadeja, now 52, was an attacking middle-order batsman.
However, he was banned by the BCCI for five years in 2000 after he was named in a match-fixing investigation by federal investigators.
The ban was later over-turned by a Delhi court.
“He’s (Jadeja) always a good sounding board with regards to conditions and the venues and probably also the other subcontinent teams that we’ve played against,” added Trott.
“As for myself as a coach, (it’s) also another good set of eyes on the players to see how they’re preparing for the matches.”
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