Muscat [Oman], Oman on Wednesday named batting all-rounder Aaqib Ilyas as the new captain as it announced the squad for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup, starting on June 1. Ilyas had led the team as captain since 2019, replacing Zeeshan Maqsood. , T20 World Cup The 36-year-old was Sultan Ahmed's deputy at Oman's T20 World Cup debut in 2016, and led the team in the 2021 edition, which he co-hosted with the UAE. “I am truly honored to be handed the captaincy.” "It's a big responsibility and my aim is to lead the team to many wins. We have been preparing hard for the World Cup and the recent ACC Premier Cup has provided invaluable preparation," the ICC quoted Aaqib as saying. The majority of the previous ACC Premier Cup finalist group includes eight players from the 2021 T20 World Cup squad in the 2021 campaign, with left-arm yorker specialist Bilal Khan once again leading the bowling line-up. Kaleemullah and Faiyaz Butt are providing assistance with the ball to left-arm orthodox Shakeel Ahmed. Shakeel, who is new to the team, will join all-rounders Aaqib and Zeeshan in Oman's spin flotilla. With the bat, Kashyap Prajapati and Naseem Khushi are expected to be included, positioned at No. 3 and No. 4 respectively ahead of Aaqib and Zeeshan. Wicketkeeper batsmen Prateek Athawale and Ayan Khan are likely to play next. There is no place in the team for opener Jatinder Singh or Samay Srivastava. Captain), Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Prateek Athawal (wk), Ayan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Naseem Khushi (wk), Mehran Khan Bilal Khan, Rafiullah, Kaleemullah, Faiyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmed. Samay Srivastava, Sufiyan Mahmood and Jai Odedra.