Lisa Sthalekar becomes first woman president of FICA

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Category : Sports Published on: June 23 2022

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Former Australia cricketer Lisa Sthalekar has been named as the president of Federation of International Cricketers' Association.
Lisa Sthalekar has become the first woman to hold the position, and will replace former England batsman Vikram Solanki.
Sthalekar joins a shortlist of former cricketers including Barry Richards, Jimmy Adams and Vikram Solanki to have held the post of FICA president.
Sthalekar played 8 Tests, 125 ODIs and 54 T20Is for Australia between 2001 and 2013, finishing her career with a World Cup win.

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Lisa Sthalekar becomes first woman president of FICA