Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - October 06, 2018: Najeeb Tarakai of the Nangarhar Leopards bats during the game between Kandahar Knights and Nangarhar Leopards in the Afghanistan Premier League. Saturday, October 6th, 2018 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Najeeb Tarakai, batting for Nangarhar Leopards in the Afghanistan Premier League, died after a motor accident. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Afghanistan batsman Najeeb Tarakai dies after road accident


Afghanistan top order batsman Najeeb Tarakai has died from injuries following a road accident last week, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old was critically injured in the accident on Friday, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said without sharing details.

"ACB ... mourns the heartbreaking & grievous loss of its aggressive opening batsman & a very fine human being..." the board tweeted.

Tarakai made his international debut in the 2014 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh and played his only one-day international against Ireland in 2017.

Tarakai scored 32 in his last outing for Mis Ainak Knights in the Shpageeza Cricket League last month.