ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is going to start from 19th February. 8 teams are participating in this tournament. The former Pakistan legend has entered Afghanistan even before the start of the tournament. Former Pakistani cricketer, who scored 7249 runs in ODI cricket, has been appointed as its mentor by the Afghanistan team for the Champions Trophy 2025.
Yunus Khan became the protector of Afghanistan
The Afghanistan team will start its campaign in the Champions Trophy 2025 from 21st February. Afghanistan’s first match will be against South Africa. Now Afghanistan has appointed former Pakistani cricketer Younis Khan as the team mentor for this tournament.
Younis has scored 10099 runs in 118 test matches in his international career.
Younis has scored 10099 runs in 118 Test matches in his international career, in which his best score is 313 runs. He was also the world No. 1 batsman in the ICC rankings. Under his captaincy, Pakistan team also won its only T20 World Cup in 2009. After retirement, he also played the role of coach in many teams. He was also the batting coach of Pakistan team for some time. Younis has worked with Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), while he most recently served as the head coach for Bangla Tigers in the Abu Dhabi T10 League.
England-Afghanistan match will be played on 26 February
Champions Trophy will start from 19th February. This ICC tournament will be played in Pakistan and Dubai. The match between England and Afghanistan will be played on 26 February at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. This will be the second match of both the teams in this tournament. Before this, England will face Australia on 22 February. Afghanistan will face South Africa on 21 February.
