It was reported by NDTV that Jay Shah will be chosen the new head of the ICC. On November 30, the current chairman, Greg Barclay, will step down from his position after three terms.
According to sources who spoke to NDTV, Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), will take over as head of the International Cricket Council (ICC). According to the report, Shah already has the backing of the cricket boards in Australia and England, which gives him the necessary votes to win the elections and take over as the new head of the ICC.
The 35-year-old Shah would be the youngest person to occupy the position in history and the fifth Indian to head the ICC, following Jagmohan Dalmiya, Sharad Pawar, N Srinivasan, and Shashank Manohar, if the news turns out to be accurate.
Notably, Greg Barclay, the chairman of the ICC, declared on Tuesday that he would not be running for a third term. Barclay’s tenure as the head of cricket’s governing body comes to an end on November 30, and as the ICC Chairman is qualified to run for office a third time, he had the option to do so. But after learning that Shah intended to unseat him, Barclay made the decision not to run, according to the NDTV article.
Jay Shah’s position in the ICC
As the head of the ICC’s financial and commercial affairs subcommittee, Jay Shah is presently one of the most recognizable figures in cricket administration worldwide. It is reported that he gets along well with nearly every one of the 16 voting members.
Furthermore, Shah would only need a simple majority (51% of the vote), or nine votes or more, to win the election if one were to take place. In contrast, previous regulations mandated that a candidate receive two thirds of the vote to win.
Why would Jay Shah quit the BCCI to take the chairmanship of the ICC?
The Supreme Court-approved BCCI constitution stipulates that an office bearer may hold their post for a maximum of six years, after which they must take a three-year leave of absence. A person may hold office for a total of eighteen years: nine years at the state association and nine years at BCCI.
Shah would have to step down from his duty as BCCI secretary after just one year, but he will be able to stay an office bearer for four more years if he chooses to become the chairmanship of the ICC.
