Oman captain Aqib llyas said in an interview that he may never play again and may have little hope of survival.Earlier, the captain of the Oman national team was Jisan Maqsood,replacing him, the new captain of Oman is the 31-year-old Aqib llyas.Aqib llyas top order batsman and leg break bowler.He came to this place after a lot of conflict.He was suffering from leg pain for a long time, then the doctor asked him to do X-ray and CAT scan and it was found that his left leg ankle cancerous tumor was diagnosed.
llyas told reporters ahead of the T20 World Cup opener against Namibia that he was having a bad time.When she was first diagnosed with cancer she was very scared and very numb.A close friend of mine lost a playing partner to the same cancer before the start of the T20 World Cup in 2021.He had a cancerous ankle tumor like me, he didn’t survive, I was scared if I would survive.
I was very depressed after hearing this from the doctor and messaged my coach Duleep Mendis that I had been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor after playing cricket for many years.My father is not well.Seeing that I was very quiet and stressed, my brother and my cousin asked me what happened to me, then I burst into tears and my family saw that my home is Sialkot.
After a long time, a call came from the Oman Board.Chairman of Oman Cricket Board Pankaj Khimji called me and asked me to get treatment.Make arrangements so that it is better, ask to go to London for operation but at that time I am badly broke so I say I want to stay with my family and want to do operation in Pakistan.
Then I was admitted for operation in hospital in Pakistan,the operation was very complicated,the flesh grew on the bone. Then the doctor operated and then sent for test.Tumor reports are of two types,one is benign and the other can be malignant.Benign means no cancer and malignant means cancer.After getting the test report the doctor told me that it is benign tumor and it can be cured after surgery and also possible to play cricket again.
After the operation,I stayed in the hospital and I became very frustrated in the hospital bed at that time.8 months in rehab and try to walk little by little and then after 18 months I can come back to cricket.The rehab process made me very weak and the doctor told me to try and then I can play cricket again, so I tried to walk properly to get better, then one day I was able to play after 18 months.
Then I returned to cricket after 18 months, and I got my first chance to play in the T20 World Cup qualifiers.The first match I played was against Ireland and I made 50 after 18 months.I scored 52 in that match and it is very special for me.I thought I couldn’t play anymore.2 days after that, I scored 53 runs with the United Arab Emirates and continued to lead the team. Then slowly I started to play better.
In 2016 T20 World Cup Oman team captain was Zeesan Maqsood and this time T20 World Cup new captain is Aqib llyas.Law also said that it is great for me to take the team to a big event like the World Cup and it is a big opportunity for us to play with many big teams here.I want to do something good.I have been playing for a long time, our squad is very good, we have been playing together for a long time.