Exclusive: Cricket Association of Bengal to felicitate Richa Ghosh with a golden bat; know the details

Richa Ghosh will be honoured by the Cricket Association of Bengal on November 8 at Eden Gardens for becoming the first Bengali cricketer to win a senior Cricket World Cup

Richa Ghosh with the ICC Women's World Cup 2025. Image | Richa Ghosh on X

Richa Ghosh, the Indian Women's wicket-keeper batter, who created history by becoming the first-ever Bengali cricketer to win a senior Cricket World Cup, will be felicitated by the Cricket Association of Bengal on 8th of November at Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium in Kolkata.

Richa's incredible ICC record continues

Richa Ghosh is now among only the two players in Women's Cricket history who have won both the ICC U-19 Women's World Cup and the ICC Women's World Cup. Richa and Shafali are the only two players to achieve the milestone.

Both Shafali and Richa had won the ICC U-19 Women's World Cup in 2023, where Shafali led the team to its maiden title.

Not only that, Richa, who was playing her maiden ICC Women's World Cup, went on to break three records with the bat, which helped India lift the title. With 12 sixes, Richa broke the record for the most sixes in a single edition of the Women's World Cup. Along with that, she scored most runs in between 40-50 overs and also had the highest strike-rate in that period as well.

In an exclusive with OTTplay, Richa's childhood coach and former Bengal cricketer Shib Shankar Paul revealed the secret of her six-hitting abilities. "She knew that teams would try to bog her down by analysing her game. But Richa kept practising new shots which no one knew. Be it hitting over the cover or even a scoop, she practised everything. Even used to practice the whole day to get herself ready for the World Cup," Paul said.

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C.A.B. to felicitate Richa with a golden bat

After her incredible achievement, the Cricket Association of Bengal has decided to felicitate her with a golden bat on 8th November at Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium.

C.A.B. president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly, along with former India captain and women's cricket legend Jhulan Goswami, will hand her the bat in the ceremony. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be invited for this special occasion as well.

Along with the bat, C.A.B. will also reward Richa with a cash prize, which has not been decided yet.

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