Aqib Ilyas takes over as Oman Captain in front of T20 World Cup

Oman have unveiled Aqib Ilyas as their new captain while naming the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in June. Ilyas replaces Zeeshan Maqsood, who had led the team since the 2016 T20 World Cup. Oman have in any case been steady in their determination with Shoaib Khan being the main player who was not piece of the side in the ACC Chief Cup 2024 that occurred in April. Opening hitter, Jatinder Singh, and legspinner Samay Shrivastav couldn't track down a spot in the 15-man crew yet are among the stores close by Sufyan Mehmood and Jay Odedra. Kashyap Prajapati and Naseem Khushi are probably going to open the batting with Ilyas and Zeeshan following them at No. 3 and 4 individually. Wicketkeeper Pratik Athavale and Ayaan Khan are their center request choices with the bat. Bilal Khan, prestigious for his yorkers, will lead their bowling assault which highlights right-arm pacers Kaleemullah and Fayyaz Butt alongside left-arm fingerspinner Shakeel Ahmad in the blend. Ilyas (slow Left arm conventional) and Zeeshan (legspin) can contribute with the ball also. Talking about the crew and his new arrangement, Ilyas said "I'm genuinely respected to be depended with the captaincy. It's a colossal obligation, and I mean to lead the group to numerous triumphs. We are planning thoroughly for the World Cup, and the new ACC Head Cup has given us important arrangement." Oman had co-facilitated the competition in 2021 with the UAE and couldn't meet all requirements for the gathering stage in the 2022 release. They are important for Gathering B in the impending release close by Australia, Britain, Namibia and Scotland. They start their mission against Namibia on June 2 in Barbados.