Richa Ghosh is still soaking it all in. When most girls of her age will be preparing for their board exams in February, the 16-year-old Siliguri girl will be preparing for her maiden international cricket tour with the Indian women's side and that too the ICC World T20.
The teenager picked up the willow seeing her father Manabendra Ghosh, now a part-time Bengal umpire, at a tender age of four and half years and after a good show in the Challenger Trophy has made her way into the national team.
"I never thought that this will happen so fast. It's hard to believe and the feeling hasn't sunk in yet," Richa told PTI on her way back to Kolkata.
"My first role model has always been my dad from whom I learnt cricket. Then it was Sachin Tendulkar, who will always remain my idol."
"Jhulan di always supported me in the team while I always got help from Wriddhi da. He remains busy but we speak on and off. I'm really grateful to them and to my coaches, the Cricket Association of Bengal for supporting me."
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