Najeeb Tarakai was an Afghan cricketer who played international cricket for the Afghanistan team.
14 Facts About Najeeb Tarakai
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Najeeb Tarakai played twelve Twenty20 International matches and a One Day International fixture.
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Najeeb Tarakai was part of the Afghan team that won the silver medal in the cricket tournament at the 2014 Asian Games.
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Najeeb Tarakai made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Rawalpindi Rams.
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Najeeb Tarakai played in the Cheetahs two other fixtures in that competition, against Faisalabad Wolves and Multan Tigers.
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Najeeb Tarakai was the leading run-scorer for Speen Ghar Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 719 runs in ten matches.
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Najeeb Tarakai was the leading run-scorer in the 2019 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 670 runs in five matches, including four centuries in successive games.
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Najeeb Tarakai made his debut against Bangladesh in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.
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Najeeb Tarakai played two Twenty20 International matches for Afghanistan in 2014.
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On 10 March 2017 against Ireland, Najeeb Tarakai scored 90 runs during the second T20I at Greater Noida.
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Najeeb Tarakai made his One Day International debut for Afghanistan against Ireland at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground on 24 March 2017.
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On 2 October 2020, Najeeb Tarakai sustained a severe head injury after being hit by a motorist while crossing a road in Jalalabad.
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Najeeb Tarakai was taken to a hospital in Nangarhar and underwent surgery while in a coma.
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Najeeb Tarakai died four days later on 6 October 2020, with his death being confirmed by the Afghanistan Cricket Board.