KATHMANDU, Jan. 11 -- The selection committee of Nepal national women cricket team announced a 14-member squad to participate in T20 Smash, the cricket event hosted by Cricket Association of Thailand, to be played in Thailand starting on Saturday.

The closed-camp started on December 19 in Kathmandu for the T20 event which is taken as an ideal opportunity to prepare for the upcoming ICC Women's World T20 Qualifier Asia 2019.

Skipper Rubina Chhetri will lead the team which includes four new players- Aarati Bidari, Dolly Bhatta, Kabita Kunwar and Bindu Rawal. "We have tried our best to prepare well despite the time constraints," said Chhetri in conversation with Republica before heading to Thailand on Friday.

Chhetri further added that a ...