Xtra Time Web Desk: Afghanistan opener Najeeb Tarakai on Tuesday passed away after he met with a fatal road accident on Friday. Tarakai was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition, where he also underwent a surgery.
The top order batsman was hit by speeding car while he was crossing the road from a grocery market at Eastern Nangarhar. The passing away of Tarakai has been mourned by the cricket fraternity.
Expressing their grief, Afghanistan Cricket Board tweeted, “ACB and Afghanistan Cricket Loving Nation mourns the heart breaking and grievous loss of its aggressive opening batsman & a very fine human being Najeeb Tarakai (29) who lost his life to a tragic traffic accident leaving us all shocked.”
Tarakai, who made his first-class debut against Zimbabwe A in 2014, was a consistent performer in first-class cricket and averaged 47.2 in 24 games. In April last year, he notched up his highest first-class score of 200 against Mis Ainak Region. He also played 12 T20Is and one ODI for his country. He compiled his highest score (90) in T20Is versus Ireland in Noida in 2017.