Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday mentioned a stadium will come up in Siliguri, named after World Cup-winning cricketer Richa Ghosh.
Siliguri in north Bengal is the hometown of Ghosh, the 22-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who performed a serious function within the ladies’s World Cup triumph.
“The ‘Richa Cricket Stadium’ might be constructed on a 27-acre plot on the Chandmani Tea Property. It is a strategy to honor Richa, certainly one of Bengal’s shining sports activities abilities, and in addition encourage extra younger cricketers from north Bengal,” Banerjee instructed reporters in Siliguri.
“The mission will quickly be undertaken by the state authorities,” she mentioned.
Ghosh was on Saturday conferred the ‘Banga Bhushan’ award, appointed Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), and offered a gold chain by the West Bengal authorities.
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