Among the 25 players, six are new faces while the other 19 were part of the closed camp training for the ACC Women´s T20 Asia Cup held in China last October.[break]
Arati Bidari, Anjali Chand, Kabita Gautam, Manisha Rawal, Janaki Bhatta and Saraswati Chaudhary are the new faces called up for the closed camp. Rubina Chhetri, Karuna Bhandari, Indu Verma, Nary Thapa, Mamata Kumari Chaudhary, Sangita Gauchan, Geeta Chudal, Rekha Rawal, Trishna Singh, Sarita Magar, Silu Rijal, Mamta Thapa, Roshani Bohara, Shova Ale, Neera Rajopadhyay, Rashmi Chaulagain, Sonu Khadka, Madhu Thapa and Sita Rana Magar are the other players selected for the training.
The women´s tournament, a part of the Asian Cricket Council calendar, is scheduled to be held in Thailand from January 21 to 31. The 25-over tournament is the initial step for the Women´s World T20 qualification. The winner of the championship will qualify for the Women´s World T20 Qualifiers to be held in Ireland in August 2013.
According to CAN Secretary Uttam Kumar Karmacharya, the closed camp training will begin in Kathmandu from Tuesday. "National coach Pubudu Dassanayake will look after the women cricketers in the first phase of the closed camp and hand over the selected players to a Nepali coach for the tournament," Karmacharya told Republica. However, CAN is yet to appoint a Nepali coach for the tournament.
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