Richa Ghosh

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Richa Ghosh
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Ghosh batting for India during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Richa Ghosh
Born (2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 21)
Siliguri, West Bengal, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper batter
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  94)21 December 2023 v  Australia
Last Test28 June 2024 v  South Africa
ODI debut(cap  133)21 September 2021 v  Australia
Last ODI7 July 2022 v  Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.13
T20I debut(cap  65)12 February 2020 v  Australia
Last T20I23 February 2023 v  Australia
T20I shirt no.13
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Women's Cricket
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2020 Australia
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
ICC Women's Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Winner 2023 South Africa
Women's Asia Cup
Winner 2022 Bangladesh
Runner-up 2024 Sri Lanka

Richa Ghosh (born 28 September 2003) is an Indian cricketer. [1] [2] In January 2020, at the age of 16, she was named in India's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [3] [4] [5] [6] Later in the same month, she was also named in India's squad for the 2020 Australia women's Tri-Nation Series. [7] On 12 February 2020, she made her WT20I debut for India, against Australia, in the final of the tri-series. [8] In May 2021, she was awarded a central contract for the first time. [9]

In August 2021, Ghosh was called up to the national team, [10] for their series against Australia. [11] She was named in India's squad for the one-off women's Test match and Women's One Day International (WODI) matches. [12] She made her WODI debut on 21 September 2021, for India against Australia. [13]

She played for the Hobart Hurricanes in the 2021–22 Women's Big Bash League season. [14] In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. [15]

Ghosh was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹1.90 crore for the 2023 Women's Premier League. [16] In December 2023, she was named in India's squad for their series against Australia. [17] She made her Women's Test debut for India on 21 December 2023, scoring 52 runs in the first innings and 13 in the second. [18]

She was named in the India squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [19]

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