A Bay Area woman has made it onto the USA national team to represent her country in the first World Cup of cricket in India.

She's played sports all her life, but she hasn't always been on a level playing field until now.

Asanda Pavlacka is a multi-sport athlete with a background in martial arts, running, swimming and gymnastics. While she has overcome many hurdles, her biggest challenge came about 28 years ago when she lost her sight.

"I had a degenerative eye condition when I was born, so I was able to see up through my teens," Pavlacka said. "Then diminished a little by little. Then I ended up having nothing."

Losing her vision hasn't stopped Pavlacka from playing sports.

"That's how I live my life," she said. "I don't let too many things stop me and if they do, I figure it out and

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