Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi visit former Afghanistan pacer Shapoor Zadran in a Greater Noida hospital where he's treated for Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
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Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi visited former Afghanistan pacer Shapoor Zadran in a hospital in Greater Noida, where Zadran is undergoing treatment for Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare immune system disorder.
Zadran, 38, has been receiving treatment in the Delhi-NCR region for months and recently suffered a relapse after an initial discharge. Mohammad Nabi shared an emotional update on social media, expressing the difficulty of seeing his former teammate in hospital care and prayed for his speedy recovery.
Zadran played for Afghanistan from 2009 to 2020, featuring in 44 ODIs and 36 T20Is during the team’s rise internationally.
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