New Delhi, April 29 -- One of the faces of Afghanistan cricket during their rise at the international level, Shapoor Zadran is in urgent need for A+ (A Positive) blood, his family has said on Wednesday. A former left-handed pacer, Zadran is suffering from Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) which is a rare and life-threatening immune disorder.

The 38-year-old is currently admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a New Delhi hospital, where he has been undergoing treatment since January. According to Shapoor's brother Ghamai, his medical condition was first detected last October.

On the medical advice of doctors in Kabul, Shapoor was brought to India for specialised treatment on January 18 and has been admitted in the ICU since ...