Team India wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh emerged as one in all the costliest buys at the first-ever Women’s Premier League (WPL) public sale held in Mumbai on Monday (February 13). One of the stars of India’s win over Pakistan Women cricket group of their opening match of T20 World Cup 2023, Ghosh was purchased for Rs 1.9 crore by the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The 19-year-old wicketkeeper was additionally a part of the victorious U19 India World Cup group that defeated England in the closing on January 29. The wicketkeeper now hopes to buy a flat for her mother and father in Kolkata after the public sale.
“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, who hails from Siliguri, mentioned.
Richa’s father Manabendra Ghosh does umpiring in Kolkata membership matches. Manabendra had promised to buy his daughter an SUV after she returns from the World Cup in South Africa.
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Speaking forward of the public sale, Manabendra mentioned the WPL will solely assist in massively enhancing the state of ladies’s cricket in the nation and can present monetary stability to loads of up-and-coming cricketers. “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,” he added.
Delhi Capitals and RCB engaged in a bidding battle with the former beginning the bid at Rs 50 lakh which Bangalore escalated additional, then Capitals took it to Rs 1 crore. RCB took a bid of Rs 1.5 crores. An extended thought earlier than Capitals increase the paddle for Rs 1.8 crore. RCB instantly bagged Ghosh for Rs 1.9 crore.
(with ANI inputs)
