Former Australian cricketer Lisa Sthalekar is the first female president of the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA). After the meeting of the executive committee of the federation in Neon, Switzerland, was given the responsibility of the top level. She is Indian by birth
FICA issued an official statement on Tuesday stating, "Lisa Sthalekar has been finalized as FICA President at a meeting of the FICA Executive Committee held in Neon, Switzerland this week. Barry Richards, Jimmy Adams and the last Vikram Solanki have been on the FICA president's honorary list since its formation, this time with Lisa.
Offspinner Stalekar, who has played 16 international matches for Australia, played a key role in the final of the 2010 Twenty20 World Cup. Though the team scored only 106 runs, he bowled frugally and gave only 19 runs in 4 overs. Besides, he made the third best innings of 18 runs with the bat.
The Belinda Clarke Award was given to her in 2006 and 2007 in recognition of her work as the best international Australian player.
The main task of this organization is to coordinate the activities of professional players in all the national cricketers' organizations of the world. "I am just happy and excited to be the new president of FICA," said the 42-year-old Stalekar. We are entering a new phase of cricket where more men and women are playing cricket than ever before. Many more countries are playing cricket, proving that cricket is going to be a global game. '
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