Aqib Ilyas to lead Oman, announce squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Muscat [Oman], May 1 (ANI): Oman on Wednesday named batting all-rounder Aqib Ilyas as their new captain while announcing the squad for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup, beginning on 1 June.

Ilyas replaced Zeeshan Maqsood as skipper, who had led the team since the 2016 T20 World Cup.

The 36-year-old was deputy to Sultan Ahmed in Oman's T20 World Cup debut back in 2016, and led the side at the 2021 edition which they co