Afghan batsman Najeeb Tarakai dies of road accident injuries
Kabul, Oct 6 (PTI): Afghanistan''s top-order batsman Najeeb Tarakai has died of the injuries he sustained in a road accident last weekend, the country''s Cricket Board (ACB) said on Tuesday. He was 29.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board had on Saturday tweeted that Tarakai was "severely injured in a car accident" suffered on October 2 and had undergone a surgery.
According to ACB, Tarakai, who was initially treated in Nangarhar, was expected to be shifted to Kabul or outside the country as soon as possible.
"ACB and Afghanistan Cricket Loving Nation mourns the heart breaking & 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!," the ACB tweeted.
"May Allah Shower His Mercy on him," it added.
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.
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Body of Kerala nurse killed in Ahmedabad plane disaster brought home
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): The body of a 37-year-old nurse from Kerala who died in the Ahmedabad flight disaster was brought back to her home state on Tuesday morning.
Ranjitha, a native of Pathanamthitta district, was working in the UK when the incident occurred. Her mortal remains were identified through a DNA test.
Her body arrived at the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram around 7 am.
Kerala ministers V Sivankutty and G R Anil were among the officials who paid their last respects.
Senior political leaders, including CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby and Congress veteran Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, also offered tributes.
The coffin was later taken to her village, where it will be kept at a school in Pullad for the public to pay their respects.
Her brother and a close relative accompanied the body on its final journey.
Cremation is expected to take place on the premises of her family home later in the evening.
Ranjitha, a mother of two, was remembered as a dedicated nurse who had worked outside the state for several years to support her family.
