'Asia Cup will help us in preparing for World Cup,' says Bismah Maroof.

LAHORE -- Pakistan women's team skipper Bismah Maroof is looking forward to ACC Women's T20 Asia Cup.

In a video message released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Bismah said Asia Cup will help them prepare for next year's world cup.

Captain Bismah Maroof: 'Our previous series didn't go well, so we will try to rebuild our side and restart our winning streak. Our coaches have worked really hard on players in the camp and we will try to execute the practice in the matches in the tournament.

'The tournament format is such that it provides a number of matches to the players which will ultimately help us to get ourselves ready for next year's World Cup. We will not be complacent, every team in the tournament will come fully prepared, and we will try to produce good results.

'Match against India is an important match, but before that we have other games. We will try to gain momentum in the tournament, and once it is with us, we will look forward to the game against India.'

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