Divya Delhi:  Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan mentored Afghanistan before the ICC Champions Trophy instead of coaching Pakistan. Rashid Latif said in a recent interview that Younis chose to train young cricketers out of passion, not money. Younis is heading Afghanistan on their tour de force despite his Pakistani roots. Afghanistan must win the Lahore ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match against Australia, and his knowledge and leadership will help. Going to be quite different for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Help Pakistan, the tournament hosts, recover from losses to New Zealand and India. Afghanistan beat England to keep their semi-final hopes alive. It's gone according to the Reds' plan for big tournament mentors. Younis Khan chose Afghanistan over Pakistan cricket. Rashid Latif said on ‘Haarna Mana Hai’ that “There is no financial advantage here” and Younis is focused on his new profession. Afghanistan gets all the host nation mentors to build up tactics for key tournaments.  World Cup only brought Ajay Jadeja (World Cup 2023 in India) and Younis Khan (Champions Trophy with Pakistan schedule). We needed to hire a skilled and experienced player from Pakistan, where Champions Trophy will be played. “We already have good experience in hosting countries mentors, from the World Cup 2023 and T20I World Cup 2024,” said ACB CEO Naseeb Khan. Afghanistan must be near-perfect in their sole must-win encounter against Australia in Lahore to qualify for the semi-finals.