Will work to promote women’s cricket
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah has taken over as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). 36-year-old Jay Shah, who replaced New Zealand’s Greg Barclay, has become the youngest chairman of the ICC.
The ICC gave this information in a social media post. The organization wrote on Sunday – A new chapter of global cricket has begun with the start of Jay Shah’s tenure as ICC Chairman. After assuming office, Shah said in his first statement that promoting different formats of cricket and accelerating women’s cricket is our priority.
A new chapter of global cricket begins today with Jay Shah starting his tenure as ICC Chair.
— ICC (@ICC) December 1, 2024
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Shah said – will work to make cricket more attractive
Shah said, “I am grateful for the support and trust of the Directors and Member Boards in being elected to the role of ICC President. Global cricket has immense potential and I look forward to working with the ICC team and member countries to take the game to new heights at every opportunity.”
Jay Shah was elected unopposed ICC Chairman
The term of ICC Chairman Greg Barclay ended on 30 November. He was in this position since 2020. The ICC had said on August 20 that Barclay will not take a third term. After this, applications were sought for the new chairman. By the last date for filing nominations, Tuesday, August 27, no one other than Jay had filed a nomination for the post. In such a situation, the election did not take place and he was elected unopposed.
Jay Shah is the youngest among the 16 chairmen of ICC
Jay Shah turned 36 on 22 September this year. He is the youngest chairman of ICC. All the 15 chairmen before him were over 55 years old. In 2006, South Africa’s Percy Sonn became the youngest president at the age of 56. Jay Shah is 20 years younger than him.
Starting from Ahmedabad Cricket Board, active for 15 years
Jai Shah became a member of the Executive Board of the Central Cricket Board of Ahmedabad in 2009. In September 2013, he became the Joint Secretary of Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA). Became a member of the Finance Committee of BCCI in 2015. Became the Secretary of BCCI for the first time in 2019. After that, he was re-elected as the Secretary of ICC in 2022.
I thank all Member Boards for their trust and support. Together, we will strive to take cricket to unprecedented heights, inspiring the next generation and uniting communities through our great game of cricket.
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) December 1, 2024
Shah became the President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in 2021. He was re-elected as ACC President in January 2024. In 2022, he was appointed Chairman of the Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee of the International Cricket Council. He was also made a member of the ICC Olympic Working Group for the Olympic Games.
On being elected chairman, he said – will give global recognition to cricket
Jay Shah was elected ICC chief on 27 August. Then he said, “Thank you everyone for electing me as the chairman of ICC. I will continue to work to promote cricket globally. At present, it is important to promote multiple formats of cricket. I will try to bring new technology to the game, as well as take events like the World Cup to the global market.”
Shah had said, “Cricket’s inclusion in the Olympics 2028 is a big achievement. We will give it global recognition through the Olympics and try to reach more countries.”
Jay Shah is the fifth Indian to hold the post of ICC chief
Before him, Jagmohan Dalmiya, Sharad Pawar, N Srinivasan and Shashank Manohar have been ICC chiefs. The ICC chief was called President until 2015. After this, he started being called Chairman.
As we enter a transformative phase for cricket, I am committed to working closely with the ICC team and Member countries to grow the game’s global footprint and create new avenues for its development.
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) December 1, 2024
The previous chairman Greg Barclay was a cricket administrator from New Zealand
The term of the 15th president of the ICC ends on 30 November 2024. He was the president of the New Zealand Cricket Board from 2016 to 2020. During that time, the Kiwi team reached the final of the ODI World Cup. However, in the final, England defeated them in the Super Over.