Najeeb Tarakai facts for kids

Najeeb Tarakai (2 February 1991 – 6 October 2020) was an Afghan cricketer. He played international cricket for the Afghanistan national team. He also played domestic cricket for the Afghan Cheetahs and Twenty20 cricket for the Nangarhar Leopards.

On 2 October 2020, Tarakai was hit by a car while crossing a road in Jalalabad, Nangarhar. He suffered a head injury and was left in a coma. He died four days later at the age of 29.