Richa Ghosh
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| Born | 28 September 2003 Siliguri, West Bengal, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 94) | 21 December 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 28 June 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 133) | 21 September 2021 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 2 November 2025 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 65) | 12 February 2020 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 23 February 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Trailblazers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22 | Hobart Hurricanes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 December 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richa Ghosh (born 28 September 2003) is an Indian international cricketer. She plays in the India women's national team as a wicket-keeper-batter.[1] She represents Bengal in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Women's Premier League. Ghosh was part of the Indian team that won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2022 Women's Asia Cup, and gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games.
Career
In 2020, at the age of 16, she was named in India's squad for the 2020 T20 World Cup.[2][3][4] Later in the same month, she was also named in India's squad for the 2020 Tri-Nation Series.[5] On 12 February 2020, she made her T20I debut for India, against Australia, in the final of the tri-series.[6] In May 2021, she was awarded a central contract for the first time.[7]
In August 2021, Ghosh was called up to the national team,[8] for their series against Australia.[9] She was named in India's squad for the one-off Test match and ODI matches.[10] She made her ODI debut on 21 September 2021 against Australia.[11]
She played for the Hobart Hurricanes in the 2021–22 Big Bash League season.[12] In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 ODI World Cup in New Zealand.[13]
Ghosh was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹1.90 crore for the 2023 Women's Premier League.[14] In December 2023, she was named in India's squad for their series against Australia.[15] She made her Test debut for India on 21 December 2023, scoring 52 runs in the first innings and 13 in the second.[16] She was named in the India squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup.[17]
On 19 December 2024, Richa Ghosh scored the joint fastest-fifty in women's T20Is taking India to their highest-ever total in the format during 3rd T20I vs West Indies Women's.[18]
Ghosh represented India at the 2025 World Cup. In the match against South Africa she scored 94 to recover the innings from 102/6, this innings broke the Women's ODI record for highest score by a number 8 batter.[19][20]
Off the field
Following her World Cup success, Ghosh was appointed as an honorary Deputy Superintendent of Police with the West Bengal Police on 4 December 2025. She assumed duties as an Assistant Commissioner of Police in the Siliguri Police Commissionerate.[21]
References
- ^ "Richa Ghosh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Never thought things will happen so fast, says teenager Richa Ghosh". Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Meet Richa Ghosh, the new 'Girl in Blue'". Sportstar. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "World Cup-bound at just 16, Siliguri's Richa Ghosh fulfils her father's dream". New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "India Squad for Women's T20 World Cup 2020 Announced". Female Cricket. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Australia Women vs India Women final, Australia tri-nation womens T20 Series 2019–20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "India Women central contracts: Shafali Verma promoted, Ekta Bisht dropped". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur earn maiden call-ups; uncapped Yastika Bhatia returns for Australia tour". Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "India Women's squad for one-off Test, ODI and T20I series against Australia announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "India Women call up Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Renuka Singh for Australia tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1st ODI, Mackay, Sep 21 2021, India Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Sportstar, Team. "WBBL 2021: From Harmanpreet Kaur to Smriti Mandhana - Full list of Indian signings". Sportstar. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia break into India's World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Tripathi, Prabal, ed. (14 February 2023). "WPL Auctions: Richa Ghosh most expensive among Indian wicketkeepers, sold to RCB for 1.90 crore". The Hindustan times. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Team India (Senior Women) squad for England T20Is and two Tests announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "India (W) vs AUS WMN, Australia Women in India, Only Test, December 21 - 24, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "India's squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (20 December 2024). "Richa Ghosh Records Joint-Fastest Fifty In Women T20I Cricket". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Moonda, Firdose (9 October 2025). "De Klerk upstages Ghosh as South Africa win thriller". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Most runs in an innings (by batting position) in WODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "DSP Richa Ghosh begins duty as ACP Siliguri after World Cup success". India Today. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
External links
Media related to Richa Ghosh at Wikimedia Commons