Wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh was roped in by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for a whopping amount of INR 1.90 crore at the 2023 WPL Auction in Mumbai on Monday, February 13.
RCB also acquired the services of Smriti Mandhana for INR 3.40 crore, the highest for any player in the inaugural WPL Auction.
Ghost, who is currently in South Africa with the Indian team for the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup, is eyeing to buy a flat in Kolkata with the WPL money and wants her parents to settle down there.
“All my parents wanted me to achieve was to play for India. I want to captain my team and win a major trophy for India,” the 19-year-old said in her recent interview to RCB.
“I want to buy a flat in Kolkata. I want my mother and father to settle down there. I want them to enjoy their life now.
“They have struggled a lot in their life, and they have worked hard a lot for me. Even now, my father does umpire. After the auction, I hope he doesn’t have to work so hard,” she added.
After making her international debut in January 2020, Richa has so far played 31 T20Is, scoring 458 runs at a staggering strike rate of over 135. Also, she has 311 runs to her name in 11 ODIs.
