Najeeb Tarakai

Najeeb Tarakai

Personal information
Born	(1991-02-02)2 February 1991 Kabul, Afghanistan
Died	6 October 2020(2020-10-06) (aged 29) Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Opening batsman
International information
National side	Afghanistan (2014–2019)
Only ODI (cap 42)	24 March 2017 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 25)	16 March 2014 v Bangladesh
Last T20I	15 September 2019 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12	Afghan Cheetahs
2017	Boost Defenders
2017/18	Amo Sharks
2017/18–2019/20	Spin Ghar Tigers
2018/19–2019	Nangarhar Leopards
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 1 12 24 17 Runs scored 5 258 2,030 553 Batting average 5.00 21.50 47.20 32.52 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 6/10 1/3 Top score 5 90 200 121 Balls bowled – – 1,449 204 Wickets – – 21 4 Bowling average – – 38.47 36.75 5 wickets in innings – – 0 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 0 Best bowling – – 4/59 2/21 Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 21/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 October 2020
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Afghanistan Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team

Najeeb Tarakai (2 February 1991 – 6 October 2020) was an Afghan cricketer who played international cricket for the Afghanistan team.^[1] He played twelve Twenty20 International matches and a One Day International fixture.^[2] Tarakai made his international debut at the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 tournament in Bangladesh.^[3] In domestic cricket, he scored more than 2,000 runs in first-class matches.^[4] He was part of the Afghan team that won the silver medal in the cricket tournament at the 2014 Asian Games.^[5]