According to Afghan media, Najeeb Tarakai was in a coma in the Afghan city of Jalalabad three days ago after being seriously injured in a traffic accident. He was operated on at a local hospital, but his life could not be saved.
Najeeb Tarakai’s death announced on Twitter handle by Afghan Cricket Board ۔ The ACB also said that Najeeb Tarakai was undergoing treatment as a result of a tragic traffic accident but could not recover.
ACB and Afghanistan Cricket Loving Nation mourns the heart breaking & grievous loss of its aggressive opening batsman & a very fine human being Najeeb Tarakai (29) who lost his life to tragic traffic accident leaving us all shocked!
May Allah Shower His Mercy on him pic.twitter.com/Ne1EWtymnO
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) October 6, 2020
The ACB said that Najeeb Tarakai, who passed away at the age of 29, has shocked cricket fans and we are all shocked by his death. Afghan first-class cricketerNajeeb Tarakai began his career in 2014 with a match against Zimbabwe. He represented Afghanistan in one T20, and 12 ODIs. His best score in T20 was 90 which he scored against Ireland in 2017.
