Afghan Cricket Mourns the Loss of All‑Rounder Shapur Jaderan

Afghanistan’s cricket board released a statement expressing profound condolences to Jaderan’s family, friends, and the entire cricket fraternity. The left‑handed pacer represented Afghanistan in 44 ODIs and 36 T20 internationals between 2009 and 2020, claiming 43 ODI wickets and 37 in the shorter format. His final appearance came against Ireland on March 8, 2020, before his health deteriorated due to stage‑four hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.