Jay Shah has been elected unopposed as chairman of the ICC as he replaces the outgoing Greg Barclay for the top post. Shah has served in the roles of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president and is expected to step down from those roles.
At 35, Shah has become the youngest man to become the ICC chairman. He will take the office on 1st December, 2024. The Indian administrator replaces Barclay, who had earlier confirmed his decision not to stand for a third term for the ICC chair.
“ICC Chair Greg Barclay confirmed to the Board that he will not stand for a third term and will step down from the post when his current tenure finishes at the end of November. Barclay was appointed as the Independent ICC Chair in November 2020, before being re-elected in 2022,” ICC had said in a statement earlier.
“Current directors are now required to put forward nominations for the next Chair by 27 August 2024 and if there is more than one candidate, an election will be held with the term of the new Chair commencing on 1 December 2024,” it added.
Barclay served as the ICC chair for two terms of two years each but did not go for the third term. Shah has served in the role of the BCCI secretary since October 2019 and ACC president since January 2021.