Najeeb Tarakai

Najeeb Tarakai
Personal information
Born(1991-02-02)2 February 1991
Kabul, Afghanistan
Died6 October 2020(2020-10-06) (aged 29)
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleOpening batsman
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 42)24 March 2017 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 25)16 March 2014 v Bangladesh
Last T20I15 September 2019 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12Afghan Cheetahs
2017Boost Defenders
2017/18Amo Sharks
2017/18–2019/20Spin Ghar Tigers
2018/19–2019Nangarhar 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
Silver medal – second place 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]

  1. ^ "Najeeb Tarakai passes away after accident". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan batsman Najeeb Tarakai passes away after road accident". Sport Star. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan cricketer Najeeb Tarakai dies following road accident". Tribune India. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Najeeb Tarakai, Afghanistan cricketer who was injured in car accident, dies; ACB mourns death". Zee News. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka thrash Afghanistan by 68 runs to win gold medal at Asian Games 2014". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 October 2020.