{"id":246708,"date":"2025-11-06T05:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/246708\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T05:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:33:10","slug":"golden-bat-and-ball-for-richa-ghosh-sourav-ganguly-to-give-her-heros-welcome-at-eden-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/246708\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden bat and ball for Richa Ghosh; Sourav Ganguly to give her hero’s welcome at Eden Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Indian wicket keeper and star batter, Richa Ghosh, will return to her home state to a hero\u2019s welcome this weekend. The Cricket Association of Bengal is set to felicitate her at a special ceremony at the iconic Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Saturday, November 8, 2025.<\/p>\n

\"Richa Richa Ghosh plays a shot against South Africa during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 final match.(Raju Shinde) <\/p>\n

The recognition comes on the back of her standout performances in India\u2019s triumphant Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup 2025 campaign, where the 21-year-old emerged as one of the side\u2019s most influential players under pressure.<\/p>\n

Honouring a champion<\/p>\n

As a part of the ceremony, Richa Ghosh <\/a>will be presented with a gold-plated bat and ball, specially commissioned to acknowledge what CAB has described as her \u201cexceptional contribution to Indian cricket.\u201d The two mementos carry added emotional weight; they will bear the signatures of Sourav Ganguly and Jhulan Goswami, two of Bengal\u2019s most iconic cricketing figures and former India captains in their respective teams.<\/p>\n

Confirming the honour, CAB president Sourav Ganguly<\/a> hailed Ghosh\u2019s temperament and impact on the global stage. \u201cRicha Ghosh has shown remarkable talent, composure, and fighting spirit on the world stage,\u201d Ganguly said, underscoring why CAB chose to highlight her journey in such a prominent way.<\/p>\n

He further added that honouring her with the gold bat and ball is intended as a symbolic gesture, a way for Bengal cricket to say thank you to one of its brightest young stars while also sending a message to aspiring cricketers in the state that world champions can emerge from their own backyard.<\/p>\n

CAB, in its announcement, traced Ghosh\u2019s rise from Siliguri to the international arena, describing her as a \u201cshining example of determination, discipline, and fearless play\u201d and positioning her as a role model capable of inspiring a new generation of girls in Bengal and across India to take up the sport seriously.<\/p>\n

The association has also framed the event as a part of its broader push to recognise excellence and deepen investment in women\u2019s cricket and youth development across the state. By spotlighting a World Cup-winning player who came through the Bengal system, CAB is effectively using the Eden stage to reinforce its talent pathway and to celebrate a landmark moment for both Richa Ghosh and Bengal cricket.<\/p>\n

For Ghosh, the Eden Gardens felicitation will be both a homecoming and a milestone. This is a rare occasion where one of India\u2019s newest global champions is honoured at one of world cricket\u2019s most storied venues, in front of the people and the association that watched her journey begin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Indian wicket keeper and star batter, Richa Ghosh, will return to her home state to a hero\u2019s welcome…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,101806,101,56,54,55,658],"class_list":{"0":"post-246708","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-richa-ghosh","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom","14":"tag-women"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}