Last Update: February 14, 2023, 09:59 IST
Richa Ghosh scored an unbeaten 91 (ICC Image)
Earlier, they had started the bidding war in the WPL auction on Monday. Richa was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 1.90 crore. In fact, Richa was one of the costliest Indian players in the WPL auction for the first time as she fetched more money than India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.
India’s youngster Richa Ghosh was proud as well as happy as the auction ended in Mumbai on Monday. By this time, the 19-year-old was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 1.9 crore. When asked about his reaction to the whole affair, he replied that he had only one dream: buy a flat for his parents in Kolkata.
Earlier, they had started the bidding war in the WPL auction on Monday. Richa was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 1.90 crore. In fact, Richa was one of the costliest Indian players in the first WPL auction as she fetched more than Rs. India Captain Harmanpreet Kaur was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.8 crore.
He also benefited from recent favoritism as he recently scored a match-winning 30 not out against Pakistan in India’s T20I. World cup 2023 opener. She was also part of the victorious U19 India World Cup squad that defeated England in the final on 29 January.
“All my parents wanted me to do was to play for India. I want to captain my team and win big trophies for India. I want to buy a flat in Kolkata. I want my mother and father to settle there. I want them to enjoy their life now. He has struggled a lot in his life and he has worked very hard for me. Even now my father does umpiring. After the auction, I hope they don’t have to work so hard,” said Richa Ghosh, a resident of Siliguri.
Smriti Mandhana impressed in the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction as Royal Challengers Bangalore pipped Mumbai Indians to buy the India vice-captain for Rs 3.40 crore (USD 410,000), here on Monday.
On a day when 10 Indian players got crore-plus deals, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur went cheap for Mumbai Indians at Rs 1.80 crore, almost half the price of Mandhana. Harmanpreet is also not the highest paid player in her team, with England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt getting Rs 3.20 crore.
In fact, Harmanpreet was not even in the top six Indian buys as the country’s second most expensive player is all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who was bought by UP Warriors for Rs 2.6 crore.
Shefali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues, the stars of the T20 World Cup win against Pakistan on Sunday, were bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore and Rs 2.20 crore respectively. All-rounders Pooja Vastrakar and Richa Ghosh grabbed their laughs to the bank with deals of Rs 1.90 crore each, offered by MI and RCB respectively.
(with agency inputs)
get the latest cricket news Here