Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Rashid Latif has made a daring declare lately that the legendary batter and his former teammate Younis Khan went to mentor Afghanistan after denying to work with the Pakistan cricket workforce.
Younis Khan is at present working because the mentor of the Afghanistan cricket workforce within the ongoing Champions Trophy. He was appointed to the position simply earlier than the start of the event to assist the workforce get helpful details about the circumstances in Pakistan.
Afghanistan wanted a neighborhood cricketer who has performed rather a lot in these circumstances and is aware of about it. Younis matches into that position as he has performed plenty of matches right here in worldwide cricket and is nicely conscious of the pitch and the circumstances.
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Rashid Latif makes a daring declare on Younis Khan
Whereas talking throughout a present ‘Haarna Mana Hai’ on Geo Information, Rashid Latif was requested about Younis Khan’s determination to mentor the Afghanistan workforce within the Champions Trophy.
Latif made a daring declare that Younis refused to work with Pakistan as he was extra keen on Afghanistan. He even claimed that working in Pakistan would not give him any monetary advantages.
“Younis Khan mentioned no to Pakistan cricket to work with Afghanistan. There will likely be no monetary advantages right here,” Latif mentioned in the course of the present.
“Younis Khan mentioned no to Pakistan and most well-liked working with Afghanistan.”
– Rashid Latif 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/TPHZnJUY5Y
— M (@anngrypakiistan) February 27, 2025
Why was Younis Khan appointed as Afghanistan’s mentor?
Younis Khan was appointed by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) for the position of the mentor in Champions Trophy 2025. He joined the workforce for a conditioning camp forward of the event to assist the gamers give insightful details about Pakistani circumstances.
“For the reason that Champions Trophy is being held in Pakistan, it was required to assign a gifted and skilled participant as a mentor from the internet hosting nation. We already had environment friendly expertise with internet hosting nations’ mentors in ODI World Cup 2023 and T20I World Cup 2024,” ACB chief govt Naseeb Khan had mentioned on the time of appointment.
Afghanistan have most well-liked to rent the host nation’s former cricketers as mentors. They employed Ajay Jadeja because the workforce mentor for the 2023 ODI World Cup held in India. They defeated the large groups like England, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka within the event however simply missed out on the semi-finals/
Within the T20 World Cup 2024 held within the West Indies and the USA, Afghanistan employed Dwayne Bravo for the job. The workforce had a wonderful event and made it to their first-ever semi-finals in a senior event.
For the reason that Champions Trophy 2025 is being held in Pakistan, the ACB determined to rope in Younis because the mentor. Aside from Younis, Jonathan Trott is the top coach of the workforce and the workforce has been always enhancing underneath his steering.
Pakistan’s diappointing efficiency in Champions Trophy
Pakistan is having a horrendous event as they’ve misplaced each of their matches thus far. The Males in Inexperienced misplaced their first match to New Zealand after which misplaced to India of their second match.
They’re now out of the event with New Zealand and India having certified for the semi-finals. However, Afghanistan have an opportunity to qualify in the event that they beat Australia of their subsequent match.
