India, Feb. 4 -- It has been an eventful week for coach Nooshin Al Khadeer. Soon after coaching India under-19 team to the World Cup title in South Africa, Khadeer was in Ahmedabad for a felicitation by the Indian board. Then, she moved to Ranchi for the senior one-day tournament as Railways' head coach. When Railways were playing Kerala in the quarter-finals, the former India off-spinner was named bowling coach of the Gujarat Giants for the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL).

Speaking from Ranchi, she said: "The World Cup win came after a long wait for an Indian team. India has played in three World Cup finals (including T20) but could not take the winners' trophy. The girls did a fine job. They adapted well to the conditions and un...