When Richa Ghosh walked out to bat in the knockout stages of the Women's ODI World Cup, few realised she was carrying a hairline fracture in her left middle finger. Yet, with India's campaign hanging by a thread, the 22-year-old wicketkeeper-batter dug deep - striking fearlessly, finishing clinically, and embodying the very essence of resolve under pressure.
Across eight innings, she amassed 235 runs at a strike rate of 133.52, 60 of those coming in the knockouts alone, a flurry of boundaries and audacious sixes that turned games India's way.
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When Richa Ghosh strides to the crease, there's always a sense that something explosive is about to unfold. The swagger, the timing, the unflinching confidence - it all seems instinctive, as if she was born f
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