Former Bangladesh Opener Nafees Iqbal Hospitalized

Nafees Iqbal, the former opener for the Bangladesh cricket team and currently the team’s logistics manager, has been hospitalized due to illness. Nafees had been suffering from headaches for the past few days, and his condition worsened today (July 5), necessitating his admission to the hospital.

Nafees Iqbal was part of the Bangladesh team in the T20 World Cup held in the USA and the West Indies, where he managed logistics. After returning to the country, he had been staying at his home in Chattogram.

However, Nafees had been experiencing persistent headaches for several days. His condition deteriorated further today, leading to a diagnosis of a brain hemorrhage, and he was taken to a local hospital. Sources indicate that he is being transferred from Chattogram to Dhaka.

Nafees Iqbal comes from a notable cricket family. His uncle, Akram Khan, captained the Bangladesh national team. Nafees was the second member of the Khan family from Chattogram to represent Bangladesh in cricket, followed by his younger brother Tamim Iqbal, who also played for and captained the national team.

Nafees Iqbal, 39, has played 11 Test matches and 16 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Bangladesh, scoring four fifties and one century in international cricket.

In addition, he has an extensive domestic career, having played 120 first-class matches, 112 List A matches, and 6 recognized T20 matches. He has scored 6,202, 2,754, and 56 runs in these formats respectively, and has 12 centuries and 52 fifties in his professional career.