Rustom Sorabji "Rusi" Cooper (14 December 1922 – 31 July 2023) was an Indian first-class cricketer and lawyer. 

Cooper moved to England in 1946 to study at the London School of Economics.^[7] He was signed by Middlesex and played one game in the 1949 County Championship. The following season he got a longer run in the side but struggled to make an impact, averaging just 19.63 for the county. He was a champion batsman for Hornsey Cricket Club for several seasons, scoring 1,117 in 19 innings in 1953 at an average of 139.62, before returning to India with his English wife to practise as a barrister.^[7] A serious knee injury ended his playing career soon after his return to India.^[8] He practised in India as a maritime lawyer until he retired in his nineties.^[1]

Cooper was the last surviving player from the Pentangular Tournament, which ceased after the 1945-46 season.^[9] He is also the longest-lived first-class player in the history of Middlesex.^[8] He turned 100 on 14 December 2022,^[1] and died in South Mumbai on 31 July 2023.^[10]

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