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Richa Ghosh signs for Hobart Hurricanes, becomes 7th Indian to register for WBBL

India’s teen wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh has been roped in by Hobart Hurricanes for the upcoming season of the Women’s Big Bash League. Richa Ghosh to make her WBBL debut for Hobart Hurricanes (Courtesy by BCCI)HIGHLIGHTSRicha Ghosh has become 7th Indian to register for WBBLRicha Ghosh signed for WBBL franchise Hobart HurricanesI am very excited to be playing in the WBBL this year: Richa GhoshWicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh has become the seventh Indian player o be signed for the 2021 edition of the Women’s Big Bash League. Hobart Hurricanes signed Richa for the upcoming season of the WBBL.

Richa joined the likes of Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma (Sydney Thunder), Shafali Verma and Radha Yadav (Sydney Sixers), and Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur (Melbourne Renegades).Ghosh – who only celebrated her 18th birthday this week – despite having not played in the WBBL before, already has a wealth of experience playing in Australia.Ghosh made her international debut for India at last year’s Tri-National Women’s T20 series in the lead up to the ICC T20 World Cup, before going on to represent her country in the flagship tournament itself, in which India were eventual runners-up.”I’m very excited to be playing in the WBBL this year,” Ghosh said.”I’m very thankful to the Hurricanes for this opportunity, and I’m looking forward to coming to Tasmania and meeting up with my new teammates.”Ghosh will meet up with the team in Hobart following the conclusion of the CommBank Series between India and Australia.Ghosh has been named in the place of Lizelle Lee, who had signed with the Hurricanes for Weber WBBL, but recently withdrew from the tournament, citing the need to take an indefinite break from cricket after countless overseas tournaments, bubbles and quarantine requirements.Click here for our site’s complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.



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