Siliguri girl Richa Ghosh, who has been selected in the senior Indian women cricket team for the upcoming series against England, has bagged an annual contract of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Ghosh, who made her India debut in 2020, is among the 19 women cricketers from the country to come under the annual central retainership contracts for the year 2020-21.

The annual contracts for India women have been classified into three categories. Grade A players have a contract amount of Rs 50 lakh, followed by B, Rs 30 lakh, and C, Rs 10 lakh.

Ghosh is among the five cricketers under “C” category.

“This is a major achievement for any cricketer,” said Jayanta Bhowmik, former coach of Wriddhiman Shah, wicketkeeper Indian men cricket team.

Ghosh, a batsman and parttime wicketkeeper, was on May 15 named in the Indian squad to play a test, three ODIs and three T20 matches in England.

The test match will be played at Bristol from June 16 and the team is scheduled to leave on June 2.

Ghosh is in Mumbai attending the mandatory twoweek quarantine before flying to England.