Younis Khan turned down PCB's offer for money, became Afghanistan's mentor instead of Pakistan, shocking claim.
Pakistan's journey from Champions Trophy 2025 has ended in a shameful manner. Despite being the host team, it has been eliminated in the first round of this tournament without winning a single match. On the other hand, its neighboring country Afghanistan has performed brilliantly. It has surprised all cricket experts by defeating England and eliminating them from the tournament. Former Pakistan captain and legendary batsman Younis Khan is believed to have played an important role in this historic victory against the English team. He was selected as the mentor of the Afghan team before this tournament. But now a controversy has arisen over his decision. Let us know this whole matter in detail.
Rejected PCB's offer for money?
In fact, former Pakistan captain and legendary cricketer Rashid Latif has claimed that Younis Khan had received an offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board to work in the Champions Trophy. But he refused to work with Pakistani players and decided to become the mentor of Afghanistan. He believes that Younis has done this for money. Latif said on a Pakistani channel, 'Younis Khan said no to Pakistan Cricket to work with Afghanistan, because there is no benefit in terms of money here.'
یونس خان نے پاکستان کرکٹ کو NO بولا ہے۔۔۔ راشد لطیف pic.twitter.com/HqFzvEBWiG
— Geo News Urdu (@geonews_urdu) February 26, 2025
ACB had defended
ACB CEO Naseeb Khan has already defended Younis Khan. He says that the Champions Trophy is being played in Pakistan, so it was necessary for his team to appoint an experienced and veteran cricketer from the host country as a mentor. Earlier also he has taken such decisions, which has benefited him. In fact, for some time now, the Afghanistan team has adopted the strategy of choosing its mentor based on the host of the tournament.
Because of this, Afghanistan has also got a lot of success. For the ODI World Cup 2023 hosted by India, ACB appointed former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja as the mentor of the team. The team benefited from this and won against Pakistan and England. At the same time, during the T20 World Cup played in the West Indies, the Afghan team entrusted Dwayne Bravo with this task. During this time, they managed to reach the semi-finals.