Kathmandu, August 6
The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has appointed former Indian cricketer Devika Palshikar as the consultant coach to the Nepali national women’s cricket team. The appointment takes place at a time when Nepal is preparing for the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier.
Devika Palshikar has worked as the assistant coach for India and Bangladesh and was the batting coach of Mumbai Indians for the last season’s Women’s Premier League.
The Asia Qualifier is scheduled to take place in Malaysia from August 31 to September 9. Nepal is in Group A alongside hosts Malaysia, Bahrain, Bhutan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar. Similarly, China, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Thailand and Myanmar are placed in Group B of the tournament.
The top two teams of each group will play the semi-final and the two teams reaching the finals will get a chance to play in the Global Qualifier.
Squad for the qualifier: Rubina Chhetri (Captain), Sita Rana Magar, Indu Barma, Apsari Begum, Kabita Kunwar, Kabita Joshi, Asmina Karmacharya, Ishwori Bista, Kritika Marasini, Bindu Rawal, Neri Thapa, Kajol Shrestha, Samjhana Khadka, Saraswoti Chaudhary, Sneha Mahara, Shristi Jaisi, Kanchan Shrestha, Roma Thapa, Sabnam Rai, Puja Mahato, Khusi Dongol, Manisha Chaudhary, Jyoti Pandey and Ruby Poddar.
