London Spirit introduced the signing of Indian wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh for The Hundred 2023 version on Thursday, July 13. The teenager is about to exchange Australia’sĀ Georgia Redmayne in London Spirit’s team for the upcoming version and can turn out to be the one third Indian cricketer after Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet KaurĀ to characteristic in England’s distinctive 100-ball event.
The 19-year-old batter from West Bengal was India’s greatest participant throughout ICC T20 World Cup 2023 however failed to impress in the course of the Women’s Premier League 2023. She scored solelyĀ 138 runs in eightĀ matches at a mean of 23.00 and a strike fee of 135.29 with the very best rating of 37 for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Despite her inconsistent kind, followers had been stunned to see her title lacking from India’s T20I team for the continued Bangladesh tour. Yastika Bhatia, 22, earned the nationwide team call-up forward of Ghosh after spectacular performances with eventual WPL 2023 champions Mumbai Indians. Uncapped Assamae batter Uma Chetry was picked as a backup wicketkeeper to Yastika for the Bangladesh tour, leaving Richa behind with no rationalization from the selectors.
But now the younger RCB wicketkeeper has an opportunityĀ to showcase her value in one of the crucial aggressive franchise tournaments in ladies’s cricket. London Spirit completed the final version within the seventh place with simply two wins beneath the management of English captain Heather Knight.
They retained Amelia Kerr, Charlie Dean, andĀ Dani Gibson andĀ launched the likes of Beth Mooney,Ā Megan Schutt, and Freya Davies however signedĀ Grace Harris, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Munro, and Sophie Luff throughout Draft picks in March.
London Spirit Squad for The Hundred 2023:Ā Heather Knight (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amelia Kerr, Charlie Dean, Danielle Gibson, Grace Harris, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Munro, Sophie Luff, Grace Scrivens, Tara Norris, Niamh Holland, Lauren Filer, Chloe Hill, Alice Monaghan
