Richa Ghosh scripts history, becomes third Indian to land The Hundred contract

Richa Ghosh will be playing for London Spirit in this edition of The Hundred.

Richa Ghosh (Image via ESPNCicinfo)

India’s women’s wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh scripted history on Thursday (13 July) as the 19-year-old became the only third cricketer from the country to land a contract with a franchise in The Hundred. Ghosh has been signed by London Spirit as a replacement player for injured Georgia Redmayne.

Ghosh has become the third cricketer after Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana to get a contract with a Hundred franchise. While Indian captain Kaur plays for the Trent Rockets, Mandhana represents Souther Brave.

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London Spirit have signed Ghosh for INR 13 lakhs, which is not even 10% of what the wicketkeeper batter earns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Nevertheless, the 19-year-old wicketkeeper batter will get a chance to play with and against some global superstars.

While Richa Ghosh will play under Heather Knight, Ghosh will have Grace Harris, Amelia Kerr, and Sarah Glenn as her teammates.

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Here’s how fans reacted to Richa Ghosh’s scripting history

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Fans were chuffed to bits after England Cricket Board (ECB) announced Richa Ghosh’s signing. All of them felt Ghosh deserved every bit of this opportunity.

Check out the reactions.

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Richa Ghosh will turn out for London Spirit in The Hundred

Finally getting what she deserves

3rd Indian to feature in the tournament this year#BANvIND
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) July 13, 2023

GREAT NEWS!!

Richa Ghosh to play for London Spirit in Women's Hundred this year ?#CricketTwitter #Hundred2023 pic.twitter.com/gtG0soO60e
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) July 13, 2023

Richa Ghosh will play for London Spirit in The Hundred ? So happy for.

A good series for Minnu Mani. So happy for her but it's a matter of time they will drop her ?
— Bleed Blue (@CricCrazyVeena) July 13, 2023

Talking about Richa Ghosh, the young wicketkeeper batter missed out on a chance to tour Bangladesh as Ghosh was not included in the squad. Nevertheless, she will now fly to England to take part in the tournament. Richa Ghosh has 35 T20Is wherein she has managed 563 runs at a strike rate of 133.41.

The 19-year-old has previously played in the Women’s Big Bash League, representing Hobart Hurricanes. Ghosh recently featured in the RCB Women’s lineup in the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League.