Listen to the passage read by the teacher and say whether the given statement is true or false.
Preethi Srinivasan is a former cricketer from Tamil Nadu who played domestic cricket in the 1990’s. At the age of eight, she was the youngest girl to play in the State cricket team. At the age of 17, she captained the Tamil Nadu women’s under-19 cricket team in a national tournament in 1997, and registered its only victory ever.
She was also a state-level gold winner in 50 m breaststroke swimming event. But the following year, she suffered a spinal cord injury in an accident in Puducherry that left her quadriplegic. Her own trauma inspired her to create Soul Free, a foundation that aims to help Indian youth to cope with disabilities related to spinal – cord injuries, and how suitable precautions can help them out.
Instead of the term ‘differently abled’ , SoulFree employs the term ‘positively-abled’ for those suffering from a disability. She is active in social life and earned many honours too. In 2018, she received the Kalpana Chawla Award for Courage and Daring Enterprise.
1. Preethi Srinivasan is a former cricketer from Tamil Nadu.
2. At the age of seventeen, she captained the Indian Women’s cricket team.
3. Preethi Srinivasan was not only a cricketer but also a runner.
4. Preethi’s own trauma inspired her to create Soul Free, a foundation for those suffering from mental illness.
5. Preethi received the Kalpana Chawla Award for Courage and Daring Enterprise.
