Chhetri, who was the vice captain in the last tournament Nepal played, replaced Nery Thapa. [break]
Thapa had led the Nepali team during the ACC T20 Championship held in Kuwait in 2011 replacing Neera Rajopadhyaya.
Chhetri, who currently plays for Armed Police Force, debuted in the national side in 2009. She was the captain of Nepali U-19 women´s team that completed title hat-trick in the ACC U-19 Women´s Championship held in Kuwait earlier this year.
Chhetri was the player-of-the-final and the player-of-the-series during the tournament.
"I´m happy to get the opportunity to lead the national side and it obviously adds responsibility on me," said Chhetri.
Thapa and Rajopadhyaya are also included in the team, which would be coached by Shyamson Jung Thapa.
"I´m happy to lead the national side which includes two former captains and their presence would help me to make right decisions," said newly appointed captain. "Every player is equally important for the team and the presence of seniors would boost our morale," she added.
The 14-member women´s national squad announced by the CAN on Wednesday also includes Karuna Bhandari, Indu Berma, Mamata Kumari Chaudhary, Sita Rana Magar, Sonu Khadka, Rekha Rawal, Trishna Singh, Sarita Magar, Rashmi Sharma Chaulagain, Mamta Thapa, Roshani Bohara and Shova Ale.
Geeta Chudal, Shilu Rijal and Sangita Gauchan are considered only as reserved players.
The ACC Women´s T20 Asia Cup is scheduled to be held in Guangzhou, China from October 22 to November 1. Nepal is slated in group B along with Bangladesh, China and Sri Lanka. Hong Kong, India, Pakistan and Thailand are placed in group A.
Nepal is to take on Sri Lanka in its first match on October 25. Nepal will face Bangladesh on October 26 and China on October 29.
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