India, Nov. 4 -- The 2025 Women's World Cup was historic not just for the Indian team as a whole, but also for several players who etched their names in the record books with standout individual performances. Among them was wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh, whose MS Dhoni-like finishing down the order went largely unnoticed once India's top order began firing in the latter half of the tournament. In fact, few realised that she had equalled a World Cup record in the final against South Africa with yet another aggressive cameo.

However, two days after the final, Bengal men's senior bowling coach Shib Shankar Paul revealed that Richa had played through the knockouts with a fractured finger. The injury had occurred while wicketkeeping during the vir...