Winning in India against a strong team was exceptional, says Jonathan Trott after retirement

Jonathan Trott, who has almost 19000 first-class runs to his name, helped Warwickshire beat Kent to win the Second Division County Championship title on Wednesday in the final before retiring from first-class cricket. Trott had announced that this would be his last outing in senior level cricket before the start of the tournament. After his retirement, he remembered his India tour in 2012 where he played a major role in England’s victory by scoring a century in Nagpur.

"Winning in India was special, especially against the team that we played – Sehwag, Tendulkar, Dhoni, Harbhajan , I always think India is the heartbeat of world cricket. England is the home but India is the ultimate Everest. To win there was a phenomenal effort," Trott told Wisden Cricket Monthly.

It was in the Ashes 2009 that Trott made a scintillating debut in Australia scoring 119 runs in the second innings which helped England to win the Ashes against the hosts.

"Going to Australia and winning – if that’s not fun then there’s no fun in cricket. Everyone had had quite a lot of champagne and there was music on. People were coming in and out. Families were around," Trott recalled.

Trott, who now wants to become a coach, had also gone through a rough patch in his life owing to- what he called as “burnout”. He now wants to help the younger generation of cricketers.

"I have a feeling that what I went through is going to help me as a coach and will make me more aware of things. I will never forget how difficult the game is; I will always have empathy for cricketers and it’s why I struggle to criticise players without giving a positive option. That makes me think I want to make a difference as a coach." he said.