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Afghanistan Fast Bowler Shapoor Zadran Dies at Age 38
Shapoor Zadran, a left-arm fast bowler who represented Afghanistan in 44 ODIs and 36 T20 matches, has died at age 38 while receiving treatment in New Delhi. The Afghanistan Cricket Board confirmed the death and described him as a foundation-laying figure of the national team.
Jul 7, 7:24 AM·1m read2 sources
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Shapoor Zadran, the Afghanistan left-arm fast bowler who hit the winning runs in his country's first World Cup victory, has died at age 38. The Afghanistan Cricket Board said it was with "profound grief and deep sorrow" that Zadran passed away while being treated for a rare immune condition in New Delhi.
Zadran played 44 ODIs and 36 T20 matches for Afghanistan between 2009 and 2020, taking 80 wickets in total. His best bowling figures of 4-24 came on ODI debut against the Netherlands in 2009.
One of the highlights of his career was hitting the winning runs when Afghanistan beat Scotland to claim their first World Cup triumph in 2015. " Former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri posted on X that Zadran was "one of the main architects behind Afghanistan's rise in world cricket" and offered condolences to his family and the Afghanistan cricket community.
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