Afghanistan achieved significant successes during the ICC events under Trott. In the 2023 Cricket World Cup, Afghanistan finished in sixth place, with victories against England, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the Netherlands.

They did even better in the 2024 T20 World Cup, where the Asian team beat Australia, Bangladesh and New Zealand and reached their first-ever semi-final.

Afghanistan is currently on a multi-format tour of Zimbabwe. Trott will coach the team for the ODIs and will remain unavailable in the T20I and Test stages due to personal commitments. In his place, Hamid Hassan will supervise the team. Nawroz Mangal will be the assistant coach during the series.