An interesting and inspiring story not many of us know!!!
A girl born on 13th August 1978 at Pune and her biological parents were unable to support her. So, they placed her at doorsteps of an Orphanage home called Shreevatsa, attached to Pune’s Sassoon Hospital. The orphanage home named the baby as Laila.
A couple from Michigan, USA named Haren & Sue, who had a daughter but wanted to adopt a boy came to this orphanage home in search of a baby boy but didn’t find any. So meanwhile fell in love with big brown eyes of Laila and decided to adopt her. After legal formalities completed, the couple took the little girl to USA and changed her name from Laila to Lisa. Later the couple went and settled down in Sydney after spending a brief time in Kenya.
The girl was introduced to cricket by her father and started playing at backyard of her house along with father. She later started playing cricket in nearby grounds with boys of her age. The love for cricket never ended as she grew up and completed her studies.
The following are her statistics on cricket.
1. 1997 debut for New South Wales
2. 2001 debut in ODIs for Australia
3. 2003 debut in Tests for Australia
4. 2005 debut in T20s for Australia
5. Announced her retirement from international Cricket a day after Australian team won the 2013 Women’s Cricket World Cup.
6. 8 Tests, 416 Runs and 23 Wickets
7. 125 ODIs, 2728 Runs and 146 Wickets
8. 54 T20s, 769 Runs & 60 Wickets
Records continued…….
1st Women Cricketer to complete the double of 1000 Runs & 100 Wickets in ODIs.
When ICC introduced Rankings, she was rated as No 1 all-rounder.
Captained Australia
Part of 4 WC titles (Odis + T20Is)
Lisa Sthalekar, Inducted in ICC Hall of Fame
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