The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is being played in a hybrid format, with India playing all its matches (knockout rounds included if it qualifies) in Dubai

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will feature a hybrid format with India set to play all its matches including the knockout rounds if they qualify in Dubai.

The Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced that former Pakistan captain Younis Khan will accompany the national side during the upcoming ICC Men's Champions Trophy as team mentor.

The opening ceremony of the Champions Trophy is scheduled for February 19 at the National Stadium Karachi, with the first match to be played on the same day between Pakistan and New Zealand. The stadium will host three matches of the tournament.

Fakhar Zaman is confident of returning to international cricket after eight months when Pakistan hosts next month’s Champions Trophy. Fakhar hasn’t played international cricket since Pakistan’s first-round exit from the T20 World Cup last June and subsequently missed out on central contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board for the first time in eight years.

The ACB said Younis will join the team in Pakistan for a conditioning camp ahead of the Champions Trophy, and stay on for the duration of the tournament

Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the Afghanistan cricket team has roped in Pakistan great Younis Khan as team mentor for the mega event. Previously, Ajay Jadeja in the ODI World Cup 2023 and Jonathan Trott in T20 World Cup 2024 helped Afghanistan do well in ICC events.

Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Afghanistan will have the services of former Pakistan captain Younis Khan as their mentor for ICC Champions Trophy 2025.