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Afghanistan's star wicketkeeper batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who is playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, has become a victim of a major accident. According to media reports, a ball hit his neck during practice, due to which he was badly injured and was admitted to the hospital. Getting hit by a ball on the head or neck during a game of cricket is considered very serious, which sometimes becomes extremely dangerous. According to media reports, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was practicing in the Shpageeza Cricket League. During this time he got this injury. But his condition is said to be stable.
Performed brilliantly in T20 World Cup 2024
Rahmanullah Gurbaz performed brilliantly for Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup-2024. He was the highest run scorer in the World Cup. He played a total of 8 matches in the T20 World Cup 2024, in which he scored 281 runs. In which he also scored 3 half-centuries. The Afghanistan team created history in the World Cup and entered the semi-finals. Rahmanullah Gurbaz had an important contribution in this. But the Afghanistan team was eliminated from the tournament after losing to South Africa in the semi-final match. Seeing this performance of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the ICC nominated him for the Player of the Month award for the month of July.
How is Rehmanullah Gurbaz's career?
Rahmanullah Gurbaz has played 40 ODIs and 63 T20 matches for Afghanistan so far. He has scored 1467 runs in ODIs including 6 centuries and 5 half-centuries. He has scored 1657 runs in international T20 cricket, which includes 1 century and 10 half-centuries. Apart from this, Rahmanullah Gurbaz has played only one Test match, in which he scored 51 runs. If we talk about IPL career, Rahmanullah Gurbaz plays for Kolkata Knight Riders. He played a total of 11 matches in 2023, in which he scored 227 runs. In IPL-2024, Gurbaz scored 62 runs in 2 matches.
Afghanistan suffers another setback
The Afghanistan cricket team is scheduled to play a Test match against New Zealand at the Noida Stadium near New Delhi next month. Recently, the team's experienced all-rounder Rashid Khan got injured while playing in The Hundred League, which was a big blow to the team. Now another experienced player of the team, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, has been injured. This is the second big blow for Afghanistan in less than a week.