Nooshin Al Khadeer is an Indian former cricketer and coach who represented the India women's national cricket team as a right-arm off-break bowler. She was a member of the Indian squad that reached the final of the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa, and later transitioned into coaching roles within Indian women's cricket.
| Key Facts | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nooshin Al Khadeer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Role | Bowler (right-arm off-break) |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Teams represented | India women's national cricket team |
| Notable tournament | 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup (runners-up) |
| Later role | Coach in Indian women's cricket |
Nooshin Al Khadeer rose through Indian domestic women's cricket as a spin-bowling all-rounder, earning selection to the national side during the early 2000s. Her bowling style relied on flight, control and traditional off-spin variations, complementing the senior bowling unit of the period.
Al Khadeer played for India in Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket. She was part of the Indian squad at the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup, held in South Africa, where India finished as runners-up after losing the final to Australia. The tournament marked one of the most significant achievements of Indian women's cricket up to that point and remains a defining moment in her playing career.
After retiring from competitive cricket, Al Khadeer moved into coaching. She has worked with Indian women's age-group and senior teams in various capacities, including with the National Cricket Academy (NCA) ecosystem under the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). She has been associated with India A and India Under-19 women's sides as a coach and support staff member.
As both a player and a coach, Al Khadeer represents a generation of Indian women cricketers who competed before women's cricket in India was brought fully under the BCCI's administration in 2006. Her continued involvement in coaching has linked the pre-BCCI era of the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) with the contemporary professionalised structure of the Indian women's game.