West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee felicitated Indian cricket team player Richa Ghosh who hails from West Bengal at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. (NOT a photo) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that Siliguri will get a cricket stadium named after Richa Ghosh, the cricketer who was part of India’s recent victory in the Women’s World Cup. The state government will build the facility and name it Richa Cricket Stadium.Siliguri in North Bengal is Ghosh’s hometown. The 22-year-old batsman was part of India’s Women’s World Cup.
Indian women cricketers are given a grand welcome in their hometowns
The “Richa Cricket Stadium” will be built on a 27-acre plot of land in Chandmani Tea Estate. It’s a way to honor Richa, one of Bengal’s shining sporting talents, and also encourage other young cricketers from North Bengal,” Banerjee told reporters in Siliguri.“The state government will take over the project soon,” she said, according to PTI.On Saturday, Ghosh received the ‘Banga Bhushan’ award, was appointed Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and received a gold chain from the state government.She was earlier praised by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) for her role in India’s first ICC Women’s World Cup title.Banerjee and CAB president Sourav Ganguly attended the event at Eden Gardens. The event also marked Ghosh tied with West Indies’ Deandra Dottin for the most sixes in a single edition of the Women’s World Cup (12 sixes).Ghosh received prize money of Rs 34 lakh and a golden bat from Gangula. Former Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami was also present.In the World Cup, Ghosh scored 235 runs in eight innings at an average of 39.16 and a strike rate of over 133. Her highest score was 94 against South Africa.In the semi-final against Australia, she scored 26 runs off 16 balls with two fours and two sixes, helping India chase down 339 – the highest chase in a women’s ODI and the highest chase in any Cricket World Cup knockout match.In the final over, she scored 34 off 24 balls with three fours and two sixes to take India to 298/7, which proved to be enough for victory.In 51 ODIs and 49 innings for India, Ghosh has scored 1,145 runs at an average of 29.35 and a strike rate of over 103. She has seven fifties and a highest score of 96.
