Jay Shah Becomes Youngest ICC Chairman At 35, Becomes Fifth Indian To Head Global Cricketing Body
Jay Shah was elected unopposed after current ICC Greg Barclay chose not seek a third term. The Indian will assume his office at ICC on December 1, 2024.
New Delhi: BCCI secretary Jay Shah grew to turn into elected unopposed on Tuesday because the brand new chairman of the Global Cricket Council (ICC), to that end turning into the youngest persona to steer the global cricket governing body. Shah will nearly always be effective Greg Barclay, who chose no longer to seek a 0.33 term and will predict his position on December 1, 2024. Shah also changed into the youngest ICC chairman at 35 and the fifth Indian to take the function on the ICC after Late Jagmohan Dalmiya, Sharad Pawar, N Srinivasan and Shashank Manohar to take up the function.
Not too in the past, the ICC recounted that an election for chairman could be held if varied candidates competed for the post. In a even as Tuesday, it grew to turn into learnt that Jay Shah grew to turn into one of many many truly good one making all set for that position.
Jay Shah has been elected unopposed because the next Neutral Chair of the ICC.https://t.co/Len6DO9xlE
— ICC (@ICC) August 27, 2024
“Jay Shah has been elected unopposed because the next Neutral Chair of the Global Cricket Council (ICC). Shah, who has served because the BCCI Honorary Secretary because October 2019 and Chair of the Asian Cricket Council because January 2021, will predict this prestigious function on December 1, 2024. Shah grew to turn into the sole nominee for the chairmanship after present Chair Greg Barclay determined no longer to seek a 0.33 term,” the ICC outlined in a assertion.
Shah emphasised his commitment to expanding the global reach and status of cricket, by task of and big with its upcoming inclusion inside of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. “I'm humbled by task of the nomination because the Chair of the Global Cricket Council. Our intention is to make cricket increased inclusive and universal than ever beforehand,” Shah recounted.
“I'm dedicated to working intently with the ICC community and our member countries to additional globalize cricket. We stand at a a should have juncture the position it in certainty is more desirable and increased a should should steadiness the coexistence of various codecs, promote the adoption of progressed applied sciences, and introduce our marquee objectives to new global markets,” he brought.
“Even as we're organized to build on the treasured practise realized, we must always also contain clean wondering and innovation to raise the love for cricket global. The inclusion of our activity inside of the Olympics at LA 2028 represents a fine inflection element for the lengthen of cricket, and I'm confident that it would drive the activity forward in unprecedented systems.”
With Shah going to the ICC, his position on the BCCI turns into vacant. Even as the names of DDCA president Rohan Jaitley, BCCI place of business bearers Rajeev Shukla, Arun Dhumal are doing rounds to change Shah because the BCCI secretary, it stays to be viewed who sits on some of essentially the most substantive enormously effective chair in Indian cricket.
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