By Admin 
A big change has been made before the women Blind T20 World Cup 2025 to be held for the first time. Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, has now been removed. The reason for this was the political instability and recent violent performance in Nepal.
This historic tournament will be played in India from 11 to 25 November, in which teams from seven countries will participate – Australia, England, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and America. A total of 21 league matches, two semi -finals and final matches will be played in this tournament.
Why was Nepal’s venue removed?
The tournament was to be held in New Delhi and Bangalore under the earlier scheme, but in view of the political tension between India and Pakistan, Kathmandu was made a neutral venue for Pakistan’s matches so that Pakistan could also participate in this tournament.
Now, due to the deteriorating situation, the Indian Visual Cricket Association (CABI) announced that it is not safe to hold the match there due to the violent demonstrations in Nepal. In such a situation, the new second neutral venue for Pakistan’s matches will be decided soon.
Indian team preparations
India is a host in this tournament as well as a strong contender. The Indian women’s blind team won the gold medal at the IBSA World Games held in 2023 last year. At that time, there was also a debut of blind cricket. In the final of the tournament, India had shook Australia.
After the discovery of 56 players from across the country in the Indian team, a 16 -member squad has been selected. Deepika TC of Karnataka has been made captain and Ganga S Kadam of Maharashtra has been made the vice -captain.
Indian women’s squad
B1 category – Simu Das (Delhi), P. Karuna Kumari (Andhra Pradesh), Anu Kumari (Bihar), Jamuna Rani Tudu (Odisha), Kavya V (Karnataka).
B2 category – Anekha Devi (Delhi), Basanti Hansda (Odisha), Simranjit Kaur (Rajasthan), Sunita Sarathe (Madhya Pradesh), Parvati Marandi (Odisha).
B3 category – Deepika TC (Karnataka – Captain), Phoola Soren (Odisha), Ganga S Kadam (Maharashtra), Kavya NR (Karnataka), Sushma Patel (Madhya Pradesh), Durga Yevale (Madhya Pradesh).