CM Mamata Banerjee promises cricket stadium named after Richa Ghosh in Darjeeling

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that a new cricket stadium in Darjeeling will be named after India’s 2025 Women’s World Cup hero, Richa Ghosh. The move comes as a tribute to the 22-year-old Siliguri-born cricketer, who played a pivotal role in guiding India to their historic title win earlier this month.

The Chief Minister made the announcement during a felicitation event in honour of Richa, highlighting that Bengal wants to ensure her achievements are remembered for generations.

“Richa became a world champion at just 22. On behalf of the West Bengal government, we honoured her, but I want to do more. There’s about 27 acres of land in



Darjeeling, and I’ve asked the mayor to plan a cricket stadium there. It should be named the Richa Cricket Stadium so that people remember her performance in the future and are inspired by it,” Mamata Banerjee said.

Richa received a hero’s welcome in her hometown of Siliguri after India’s 52-run victory over South Africa in the Women’s World Cup final at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on November 2.

At the event, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), led by President Sourav Ganguly, joined Mamata Banerjee in honouring the young wicketkeeper-batter. Richa was presented with a gold-plated bat and ball signed by Ganguly and Indian legend Jhulan Goswami.