Last, but certainly not least, in Aspire Cricket's Meet the Team series is Aundria (Auni) Mirabrishami!

Auni is a budding all rounder and cricket fanatic who is the perfect example of how the sport can capture the hearts and imaginations of girls and women in the USA. In a relatively short amount of time, Auni has not only become a competitive bowler and batter, but also an ICC Certified Level 1 Coach.

She is passionate about introducing the sport she loves to as many new people as possible in as many new communities as possible - something she is really good at!

Auni brings great ideas, that can-do spirit and endless enthusiasm to the Aspire Cricket Team! We are over the moon to have her with us.

Check out Aundria’s bio, below:

Sports have always been an important part of Aundria's life. She grew up playing basketball, golf, softball, soccer, and outrigger canoeing, but didn’t pick up a cricket bat until January of 2022. Growing up in a Mexican-Iranian household, cricket was relatively unknown to her outside of her friends and Bollywood movies. On a whim, Aundria decided to check out the nets one evening after work. The rest is history.

Aundria fell in love with the sport and began pouring all of her time and energy into learning everything she could about it. She hired a coach and, being a lifelong athlete, was able to make rapid progress in bowling and batting. By the summer of 2022, she found herself making quite the splash on the US cricket scene by competing with some of the best cricketers in the nation!

At her core, Aundria is a relationship builder and change maker. She recognizes that girls and women enjoy limited opportunities in sport, with cricket being no exception. Being full of gratitude for what cricket has given her, Aundria is inspired and driven to change that. She is passionate about creating new opportunities for girls and women to experience the sport of cricket and fall in love with it too.

Up next in Aspire Cricket's Meet the Team series is Uzma Iftikhar!

Uzma is an off-spin bowling all rounder who has played for the USA National Women's Team and is also an ICC Certified Level 1 Coach.

She loves mentoring young cricketers and introducing the game to new people. Through Aspire Cricket, Uzma hopes to pay forward her years of experience in international play by making quality mentorship and training more accessible to girls and women and to improve the popularity of the sport overall in the USA.

Uzma has been a heavy-hitter on the American cricket scene and is just getting started. We are lucky and grateful to have her on the Aspire Cricket Team!

Check out Uzma’s bio, below:

Uzma’s love for cricket began at the age of 5 while playing with the boys in the streets of Karachi, Pakistan. After relocating to Toronto, Canada she continued playing tennis ball cricket in the park with her cousins using a bat she made at school. As a young adult, she became curious about opportunities in women’s hardball cricket and was able to connect with a few girls at her local nets. From there, she found her way to the Canadian National Women’s Team training squad and enjoyed two years of cricket training and experience.

In 2015, Uzma relocated to the USA and immediately began looking for opportunities to continue playing cricket. She started in local cricket associations before being selected for the USA National Women’s Team in 2017. One of Uzma’s proudest moments playing for the USA National Team was defeating Canada in the 2019 ICC Americas Tournament where her contributions to the win earned her Player of the Match.

Uzma’s lifelong love for and commitment to the game of cricket, along with her experience playing for the USA National Women’s Team, makes her a natural leader in the cricket community. She loves nothing more than sharing her passion for the game and hopes to inspire, mentor and lead current and future generations of female cricketers in the USA.

Next up in Aspire Cricket's Meet the Team series is Sindhu Sriharsha!

Sindhu is the USA National Women's Team Captain and wicket keeper, Captain and wicket keeper for the Fairbreak Invitational Warriors and an ICC Certified Level 2 Coach.

She is a fierce competitor and highly-regarded leader whose love for the game seems second to none. Through Aspire Cricket, Sindhu is hoping to inspire, mentor and train this country's current and aspiring cricketers.

Sindhu has made a significant positive impact on the game of cricket for girls and women in the USA. We are thrilled to have her on the Aspire Cricket Team!

Check out Sindhu’s bio, below:

Growing up in India, Sindhu (Sins) got her start in cricket as most kids growing up there do - playing gully cricket in her neighborhood. At the age of 9, she was introduced to formal coaching. From then on, her skill and passion for the game grew as fast as she did. Sins went on to play age-level cricket for Karnataka (South Zone), then the National Cricket Academy and eventually India’s U-21 Team.

At the age of 24, Sins relocated to the USA and began what she calls her “second innings” in the sport. In 2017, she made her way onto the USA National Women’s Team as Captain and led the team in their European Qualifiers that same year. Sins remains the USA National Women’s Team Captain and has recently led the team to victories in two Americas Qualifiers. She not only captains the USA National Women’s Team, but is the only associate-level player to captain a team in the Fairbreak Invitational Tournament. In 2023, Sins led The Warriors to a Fairbreak championship win and was highly regarded by the world cricket community for her leadership.

Sins is immensely grateful for the opportunities cricket has provided her. In addition to playing for her country and captaining the USA National Women’s Team, she also wishes to contribute her diverse knowledge and extensive experience in the sport to benefit and develop the cricket community for girls and women in the USA.

Wondering about the team behind Aspire Cricket? Welcome to our Meet the Team series where we highlight our amazing founders.

First up is Julia Price!

Julia is a two-time Women's Cricket World Cup Champion hailing from Australia. She is passionate about the development and growth of the women's game. Being the former USA Women's Cricket National Team head coach, she is keen to continue her work with American cricketers through Aspire Cricket.

Julia is an inspiration to so many. We are very fortunate and excited to have her on the Aspire Cricket Team.

Check out Julia’s bio, below:

Julia (Pricey) started playing cricket at the age of 17 after discovering the women’s game on TV while on school holiday. She had been flicking through the channels and landed on an England vs. Australia Women’s World Cup final. Seeing women play at the national level inspired Pricey to call her local cricket association to get involved in the sport. A few weeks later, she hit the pitch and never looked back.

Pricey went on to make the Australian National Team and enjoyed winning two World Cups playing for her country. As a player, these wins would seem like the pinnacle of her success, but Pricey also found great pride in overcoming setbacks and adversity in her career. At one point, she was dropped from the Australian National Team, but took the opportunity away to learn and improve as a player and was able to make a comeback.

As Pricey transitioned into coaching, some of her proudest moments were taking her WBBL team, the Hobart Hurricanes, to the semi-finals in their first two years, even though the competition had ranked them last. She is also proud of having coached the USA Women’s National Team through two World Cup Qualifiers and getting to witness the group’s commitment and improvement over time.

Pricey is a decorated member of the world cricket community and brings a level of experience and perspective that is difficult to match. She is passionate about the development and growth of the women’s game and is uniquely qualified to inspire, mentor and lead the community through times of challenge and opportunity.