Bengal’s lady breaking boundaries to world glory - GetBengal story
Like her idol, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, she also plays in the middle and lower-middle order to lift the score during the death overs. Also, like Dhoni, she has chosen wicketkeeping as her priority. 22-year-old Richa Ghosh has etched her name in history through India’s victory in the ICC Women’s World Cup.
Richa Ghosh is now Bengal’s inspiration and pride. Born in Siliguri, West Bengal, Richa has been playing cricket since childhood in domestic and age-group tournaments. At the age of 16, she made her international cricket debut in the T20 tri-series in Australia in 2020.
She later continued enlightening her name into ODIs and Tests, and on November 2, 2025, she played exceptionally in the Indian squad that made history.
>In this season, as per BCCI data, Richa made an impressive 96 runs in an ODI against South Africa, the same team India faced in the finals. This innings broke the Women’s ODI record for the highest score by a middle to lower-order batter. In the World Cup final, Richa played a key role in taking India’s score to 298, contributing 34 runs off 24 balls.
After India’s historic win, Richa said in an interview, “Our aim for today was to give our best at any cost. Whether it was defending fours at the boundary line or anything else, we had to give our all.” She added, “There was pressure while I was batting since the audience had expectations from me. However, the team trusted me and motivated me, saying that I could do it, and that helped me a lot.”
Richa, Bengal’s own, has always been ambitious about bringing the World Cup home for India. Her dedication was evident in a past incident when she injured her ankle during an ODI against New Zealand. She scored 65 runs but was unhappy because she couldn’t perform wicketkeeping duties in that match.
The Indian Women’s Cricket Team proudly boasts Bengal’s Richa Ghosh, the last-minute aggressive batter who can change the game’s direction at any time, bringing out the best possible score in the death overs.
India’s women are now one step ahead in breaking all the notions that society once set about “girls and their boundaries.”
