19-year-old Richa Ghosh said that she wants to buy a flat in Kolkata for her parents and make sure they don’t have to work as hard as before after securing a Women’s Premier League contract.
Richa Ghosh has been bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for a whopping amount of 1.90 Cr.
Richa, who was a part of the victorious U19 India World Cup team, smashed a match-winning 30* against Pakistan in India’s T20 World Cup 2023 opener against Pakistan.
“All my parents wanted me to achieve was to play for India. I want to captain my team and win a major trophy for India. I want to buy a flat in Kolkata. I want my mother and father to settle down there. I want them to enjoy their life now. They have struggled a lot in their life, and they have worked hard a lot for me. Even now, my father does umpire. After the auction, I hope he doesn’t have to work so hard,” Richa Ghosh said.
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Speaking ahead of the auction, Richa’s father, Manabendra Ghosh, said, “I don’t have personal expectations for Richa. It’s going to be the start of something wonderful. State-level players, they can also play at the biggest stage. They will also be getting financial support. By seeing players play the WPL, a lot of young girls will be inspired and determined to take up cricket”.
Richa has played 31 T20Is, scoring 458 runs at a staggering strike rate of over 135. She has scored 311 runs in 11 ODIs for India so far.