Skilled all-arounder Aqib Ilyas has been assigned to captain Oman in the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which the West Indies and the USA will co-host from June 1–29. Ilyas takes over as team captain from veteran Zeeshan Maqsood, and the 15-member roster that was revealed on Wednesday is not particularly surprising. Maqsood had led Oman as its captain in 92 matches.
Perfect mix of experience and youthful exuberance
Head coach of the national team and chief development officer of Oman Cricket, Duleep Mendis, has put his faith in experienced players. Nine members of the team were part of Oman’s 2021 T20 World Cup squad.
Six players will be making their debuts in T20 World Cup. They are all-rounders Shoaib Khan and Rafiullah, wicketkeeper Pratik Athavale. Spinner Shakeel Ahmad, and specialist batters Kashyap Prajapati and Khalid Kail will also be making their debuts.
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The all-rounders are skipper Ilyas, Maqsood, Mohammad Nadeem, Ayaan Khan, Rafiullah, Mehran Khan, and Shoaib Khan. Bilal Khan, Fayyaz Butt, and Kaleemullah will lead the pace attack. The expert spinner, Shakeel Ahmad, will have assistance from Ilyas, Maqsood, and Ayaan in the spin department.
Athavale and Naseem Khushi will be the two wicketkeepers in the squad.
Oman squad for T20 World Cup
Aqib Ilyas (c), Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale (wk), Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Naseem Khushi (wk), Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Rafiullah, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmad. Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra
Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra
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