Oman has also revealed its preliminary draft, with the ICC having set May 1, 2024, as the deadline for sending over the 15-member teams’ drafts to all participating nations.
Oman will be competing in its third T20 World Cup after making their debut in the Super 10 in 2016, when they defeated Ireland by a few wickets with plenty of deliveries remaining in a thrilling match that was one of the season’s biggest upsets. In 2021, when they co-hosted with the United Arab Emirates, the same thing happened. They’ll be taking another stab at the main event this time around.
Oman’s new captain for the next T20 World Cup, which will take place in June of this year, is Aqib Ilyas, who made his debut in 2015 and served as a deputy. His slot is saved for former captain Zeeshan Maqsood, who led his team to the ACC Men’s T20I Premier Cup 2024 final. Ayaan Khan and wicketkeeper-batter Pratik Athavale are likely to feature lower down, along with Kashyap Prajapati, the Indian-born batter who made a spectacular 103 runs off 97 balls in a losing effort against Zimbabwe during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.
The Omani plan for the 2024 T20 World Cup
Bilal Khan, a left-arm yorker expert, will support Shakeel Ahmad’s left-arm orthodox bowling combination once more with the help of bowlers like Kaleemullah and Fayyaz Butt. Eight players from Oman’s previous T20 World Cup campaign are included in the 15-man roster; most of them competed in the just-finished ACC Men’s T20I Premier Cup 2024.
Among the notable players who are currently in the reserves are leggie Samay Shrivastava and opening batter Jatinder Singh.
Oman’s squad:
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, and Shakeel Ahmad
Reserves:
Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, and Jay Odedra
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