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Pakistan -origin Australian cricketer Junaid Zafar Khan played club cricket.
Pakistani -origin cricketer Junaid Zafar Khan died during a cricket match in Australia. Australian club cricketer Junaid was 40 years old in the incident in Adelaide. According to reports, he died due to the scorching heat.
The match was being played between Prince Alfred Old Collecties and Old Concordions at Concorda College on Saturday 15 March. Junaid was playing for the Old Concordions. The temperature was 41.7 degrees Celsius at the time of the match.
Firing unconscious on the field Junaid, who was on fast, fielded about 40 overs in the summer. At the time of the match, his health deteriorated around 4 pm and he fell unconscious on the ground. After which he was immediately rushed to the hospital by ambulance, but could not be saved.
Junaid also batted for about 7 overs for the Old Concordions Cricket Club. During this time he was unbeaten by scoring 16 runs.
Junaid came to Adelaide from Pakistan in 2013.
Junaid was on fast during Ramadan Junaid was fasting during Ramadan, but he drank water throughout the day. Because according to Islamic rules, if a person feels ill or unwell, he is allowed to drink water during fast.
Star is saddened by member’s death: club Expressing grief, Junaid’s Cricket Club said, ‘We are very sad about the death of one of our star members. He suddenly had health problems during the match. Despite the efforts of paramedics, they could not be saved. We have condolences with his family, friends and teammates. ‘
According to the report, Junaid came to Adelaide from Pakistan in 2013 to work in the tech sector. He was very fond of cricket and he used to play cricket for local club in Australia.