Former Pakistani player Yunus Khan is currently working as a mentor with the Afghanistan team in the Champions Trophy. Former Pak wicketkeeper batsman has told that Younis refused to work in the tournament with the Pakistan team. He has also given the reason for this.
According to the report of ‘Times of India’, Latif said that money is the biggest reason in Younus’s decision. He believes that there is not much economic benefit in Pakistan cricket.
The Pakistan team has won the T20 World Cup under Younus’s captaincy. He was elected the mentor of the Afghanistan team before the Champions Trophy. Yunus has helped the team a lot in the circumstances of Pakistan.
After which Afghanistan defeated England in Lahore and dropped it out of the tournament. At the same time, he has a chance to make it to the semi -finals of the Champions Trophy. The match is to be played between Australia and Afghanistan on Friday. Any team who wins this match will make a place in the semi -finals.
On the decision to choose Yunus as a mentor, Chief Executive Naseeb Khan, Chief Executive of Afghanistan Cricket Board, said that the Champions Trophy was to be held in Pakistan. That is why it was necessary that an experienced and talented player from the host country should be chosen as the team’s mentor.
This is not the first time that the Afghanistan cricket team has chosen the player of the host country as the team’s mentor before a big tournament. Earlier, during the ODI World Cup 2023, former Indian player Ajay Jadeja was chosen as the team’s mentor. At the same time, in the T20 World Cup 2024, Dwayne Bravo was included in the team as a mentor.
Published at: 28 Feb 2025 04:00 PM (IST)
