Extension Function For Enumeration Type in C#

I have the following enum
enum OrderStatus : int
{
        Draft = 1,
        Pending = 2,
        Approved = 3,
        Rejected = 4
}

Now if i want to get the enum value to a variable then i have to write the following line of code

int currentOrderStatus=(int)OrderStatus.Draft;

I can do the same thing in an alternative manner i.e by adding an extension function instead of explicit conversion. Here is the code for that

public static class EnumExtension
 {
        public static int ToInteger(this Enum value)
        {
            object objValue = Enum.Parse(value.GetType(), value.ToString());
            return (int)objValue;
        }
}

Now I can write

int currentOrderStatus=OrderStatus.Draft.ToInteger();

Happy coding.... Thanks