Najeeb Tarakai, Afghanistan’s top-order batsman, has died of the injuries he sustained in a road accident on October 2. The 29-year-old Tarakai had undergone a surgery in Nangarhar and was expected to be shifted to Kabul or outside the country as soon as possible. Tarakai represented the national team in 12 T20Is and one ODI. The right-handed batsman made his international debut at the 2014 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh. His highest international score was 90 which came against Ireland in a T20 International series in March 2017. Tarakai’s last international appearance was in September 2019 against Bangladesh.