In a depressing news for the cricket fraternity, Afghanistan’s opening batsman Najeeb Tarakai lost his life at the age of 29 after succumbing to injuries sustained in a road accident.

Taking to Twitter, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday (October 6) informed: "ACB and Afghanistan Cricket Loving Nation mourns the heartbreaking & grievous loss of its aggressive opening batsman & a very fine human being Najeeb Tarakai (29) who lost his life to tragic traffic accident leaving us all shocked."

Tarakai was severely injured after he was hit by a car while crossing the road in Eastern Nangarhar in Jalalabad on October 2. He was being treated in Nangarhar, where he also underwent surgery.

Najeeb Tarakai was last seen in action in September this year as he featured in the Shpageeza Premier League.

After making his international debut in 2014, Tarakai represented Afghanistan in 12 T20Is and 1 ODI. His highest international score of 90 had come during the T20I series against Ireland in March 2017.

Tarakai has a decent First-Class record with over 2000 runs at an average of 47 with six centuries and 10 fifties. His highest score is 200. In List A cricket, he averages 32 with 553 runs from 17 matches, including the highest score of 121.