Indian Origin Lisa Sthalekar Inducted Into Australian Cricket Hall Of Fame

Cricket Image for Indian Origin Lisa Sthalekar Inducted Into Australian Cricket Hall Of Fame (Lisa Sthalekar (Image Source - Google))

Former Australia captain Lisa Sthalekar has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, Cricket Australia informed on Friday.

Sthalekar's career included eight Tests, 125 ODIs, and 54 T20IS for Australia from 2001-13, scoring almost 4,000 runs (3,913-including three centuries) before retiring from the game after the 2013 World Cup win in Mumbai.

She was a member of four Australian World Cup-winning teams across the ODI and T20 formats and captained Australia in three ODIs against New Zealand in 2006. The 41-year-old was named Women's International Cricketer of the Year in 2007 and was awarded the Belinda Clark Medal-recognising Australia's best women's international cricketer - in 2007 and 2008. In August 2020, she became the 27th Australian to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

"Lisa Sthlalekar comfortably sits at the table of Women's cricket trailblazers alongside Belinda Clark, Karen Rolton, and Melanie Jones, and the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame is delighted to welcome her as the latest inductee," Peter King, Australian Cricket Hall of Fame Chairman, said.

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