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India-born named captain as Oman announce T20 World Cup 2026 squad

Aakash Saini

Oman cricket team [Source:@CricketNDTV/x]Oman cricket team [Source:@CricketNDTV/x]

Oman Cricket has reportedly named Oman’s 15-player squad for the upcoming 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in February. Jatinder Singh, an India born cricketer and a veteran of 72 T20I matches, will continue to lead the Oman cricket team in the tournament after he guided them at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier a couple of months ago.

Remarkably, former Mumbai head coach Sulakshan Kulkarni will be the deputy coach of the Oman national squad, thus adding valuable Indian domestic experience to the team’s support staff ahead of the global event.

Oman unveil India centric squad for T20 World Cup 2026

India born cricketers Jatinder Singh and Vinayak Shukla will continue to serve the Oman cricket team as its captain and vice-captains in the upcoming 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. As reported by the TOI editor, the 15-player group also features star all-rounders Mohammad Nadeem and Shakeel Ahmed.

Here is a look at the entire Oman squad for the upcoming showpiece event in India and Sri Lanka.

Oman squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2026

Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla (vc), Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi and Hasnain Ali Shah.

After competing at the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA, Oman qualified for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after finishing second at the 2025 Men’s T20 World Cup Asia–EAP Regional Final.

As per the ICC schedule, Oman is placed in Group B of the tournament alongside Ireland, tournament co-hosts Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and heavyweights Australia. Under the leadership of Jitender Singh, Oman will play their first match of the 2026 T20 World Cup on February 9 against Zimbabwe at the SSC Cricket Ground in Colombo.