Shapoor Zadran

Afghanistan's cricket stars Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi visited former teammate Shapoor Zadran in a Greater Noida hospital. Zadran is battling a rare, life-threatening immune disorder. Nabi shared a heartfelt update, expressing his pain at seeing the once-feared bowler hospitalized and praying for his swift recovery and return to loved ones.

Shapoor Zadran is battling a rare life-threatening immune disorder, HLH, in a New Delhi hospital. His family has urgently appealed for A-positive blood donors through an emotional message shared by brother Ghamai Zadran. Former teammates including Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi have rallied around the ex-Afghanistan pacer during his critical health battle.

Former Afghanistan pacer Shapoor Zadran, who once stunned India’s openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag in the 2012 T20 World Cup, is battling a rare, life-threatening disease called HLH in a New Delhi hospital. Supported by teammates like Rashid Khan, his condition remains serious, but his fighting spirit endures as he faces the toughest challenge of his life.

Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran is in critical condition in a New Delhi ICU battling stage four Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). He was diagnosed with the rare immune disorder after a severe infection, including tuberculosis, spread to his brain. Support from the cricket fraternity has been crucial as he fights recurring infections and a weakened immune system.

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