Who is Nahida Khan? the cricketer who recently retired from international cricket

Nahida Bibi Khan is a top performer from Pakistan known for her excellent batting greats. born in Quetta, she is a strong opening batsman. She is also able to swing her arm to effortlessly bowl medium pace in situations wherever required.

After playing at the Under-19 level and at the Pakistan South zone, the player got immense recognition. The 22-year-old player reached the international stage in the year 2009 at the time of the tri-nation series. Her ODI debut was against Sri Lanka.

She was then chosen for the 2010 World T20 to make the T20 debut against Sri Lanka. She then scored 5 runs prior to getting to LBW. She was a part of the China Asian Cup as a part of Pakistan's Gold medal team in the same year. She was also a part of the World Cup 2013.

International Career

Nahida Khan had her international one-day debut on February 7, 2009. The match was in Bogra, against Sri Lanka. The player was a part of the Women's Cricket World Cup in Australia in the same year. In the 2010 Asian Games in China, Nahida was an important part. Pakistan won gold in this match.

In the year 2018, the player was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in West Indies. During the series against the West Indies in February 2019, Nahida became the fifth cricketer to score 1,000 runs in the Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs).

In 2020, she became a part of Pakistan's team for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. She replaced Bismah Maroof in this match as the player was ruled out because of an injury. 

In 2022, Nahida became a part of the country's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup held in New Zealand.

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