From a Pune orphanage to World Cup glory: Lisa Sthalekar’s remarkable journey
- Lisa Sthalekar was abandoned by her biological parents at just three weeks old and left at an orphanage in Pune.
- She was adopted by an Australian couple and grew up in Australia, where her father introduced her to cricket.
- Sthalekar became the first woman to score 1,000 ODI runs and take 100 wickets in the format.
- She went on to win the 2005 and 2013 Women’s Cricket World Cups with Australia before retiring in 2013.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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