Jay Shah, the current secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has been elected the new, unopposed chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). He will officially assume his position on December 1, 2024.
At this moment, he said, “I am honoured to be nominated as the Chair of the International Cricket Council.”
“I am dedicated to working closely with the ICC team and our member nations to expand cricket globally. We are at a crucial moment where it’s essential to balance various formats, embrace new technologies, and bring our key events to new international markets. We aim to make cricket more inclusive and popular than ever,” he said.
“While we will build on what we’ve learned, we must also embrace new ideas and innovation to grow the love for cricket worldwide. Including cricket in the LA 2028 Olympics is a major milestone, and I’m confident it will help cricket advance in exciting new ways.”
Former ICC Chairman Greg Barclay announced on August 20 that he won’t contest again for his post to seek an extension of his tenure and will step down in November.
Australian newspaper ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’ has exposed an Indian plot to take over International Cricket Council (ICC), saying that Indian Cricket Board Secretary Jay Shah forced the current president, Greg Barclay, to resign to take over the ICC presidency.
Barclay has informed the Board of Directors that he is not interested in the position after the end of the term and will remain in office until November. Jay Shah will become the new president of the International Cricket Council.
In February 2024, the Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) entered the race to become the Chairman of the ICC.
Greg Barclay of New Zealand was elected in 2022. His term will expire in November 2024. Elections for the next Chairman will be held in November this year.
To be elected as the ICC Chairman, Jay Shah will have to resign from the responsibilities of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and BCCI because, according to the rules, the ICC Chairman cannot hold any other office.
However, this decision may also affect the scheduled Champions Trophy in Pakistan, set for February 2025. Pakistan will host the event, which will have a total of eight teams participating.
The top seven teams from the group stage of the ICC One Day Cricket World Cup 2023 have secured their positions for the tournament, while Pakistan qualified for it as the hosts.
Yesterday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) rejected media reports of the change in the dates and schedule of the ICC Champions Trophy, which will be held in Pakistan next year, as misleading.
PCB is fully committed to hosting the Champions Trophy 2025 at three iconic venues in Pakistan.
Jay Shah, the Secretary of the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI), has once again been elected as the President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), marking the third time he has held on the seat.
A meeting of the Council was held in Bali, Indonesia, in which Pakistan was represented by Acting Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shah Khawar and COO Salman Naseer.
According to Geo News reports, Indian Cricket Board Secretary Jay Shah has been elected as the president for the third year in a row.
During the last Asia Cup, jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka, continuous rains in the island nation affected many matches, due to which Jay Shah was severely criticized.
India won the Asia Cup title for a record eighth time by defeating defending champions Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup 2023 on Sunday. India easily chased down Sri Lanka’s target of just 51 runs in 6.1 overs, winning the match by 10 wickets to become Asian champions.
Shubman Gul and Ishan Kishan remained unbeaten on 27 runs and 23 runs respectively for India.
It should be noted that India has won the title of Asia Cup the most times.
In the final played at Wilambo, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against India, which turned out to be the wrong decision.
The Lankan batting started with a delay due to rain, but as soon as the match started, the Sri Lankan batting line-up was decimated, with 6 wickets down for just 12 runs. Sri Lankan players could not even enter double figures, with Kaushal Mendes becoming top scorer with 17 runs. Five Sri Lankan players were bowled out for zero.
India captain Rohit Sharma said on the occasion of the toss that if his team had won the toss, they would have batted first.
Former Indian cricketer Venkatesh Prasad on Saturday tweeted what many social media users believe was a cryptic tweet targeting Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Jay Shah, who is also secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
“It takes one corrupt, arrogant guy to take away the hard work of an organisation that is generally non-corrupt and get a stamp of corruption on the whole leadership, not just on a micro level but at a large level.”
Prasad’s tweet made many X (former Twitter) users speculate if the former cricketer had targeted BCCI and Jay Shah, son of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah. However, Prasad soon deleted his tweet.
Indian journalist and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair posted a screenshot of the tweet deleted by Prasad.
AltNews co-founder Zubair was not the only one who posted a screenshot of Prasad’s deleted tweet. Many news outlets did a story on it as well. However, Prasad chose to target and abuse Zubair in a racist and bigoted tweet.
Prasad quote-tweeted Zubair and wrote: “Haha.. Says a serial hate- monger, who has put so many lives in danger for his agenda. You disguising as a fact-checker is like Terrorists talking about peace. Now post that you need money to survive and ask for donation for your website, no shame in living off by fooling people.”
Haha.. Says a serial hate- monger, who has put so many lives in danger for his agenda. You disguising as a fact-checker is like Terrorists talking about peace. Now post that you need money to survive and ask for donation for your website, no shame in living off by fooling… https://t.co/CjPrtAdC24pic.twitter.com/ei16dx1wPp
In response, Zubair said that he hopes Prasad will be forgiven for his tweet on BCCI by his “political masters for compensating by abusing and comparing” him to “terrorists”.
Hope you’ll be forgiven for your tweet on BCCI by your political masters for compensating by abusing and comparing me to “Terrorists”. https://t.co/aBQfOvUbWA
One user pointed out that Venkatesh Prasad’s manager is Amritanshu Gupta, a known right-wing BJP supporter, which is why Prasad’s language is of right-wing trolls.
If you were wondering why Venkatesh Prasad & Virender Sehwag were speaking language of RW Trolls. It’s because their business manager is a Right-Wing guy Amritanshu Gupta. #VenkateshPrasadpic.twitter.com/tuGEBtU4Nj
@venkateshprasad You aren’t a hatemonger? Calling someone “terrorist” just because he is Muslim and exposes all the fuckups of our govt doesn’t make him a terrorist for sure. He doesn’t carry hatred like you do.
Prasad posted a new version of his deleted tweet a day later.
It takes one corrupt, arrogant guy to take away the hardwork of an otherwise non-corrupt organisation and spoil the reputation of an entire organisation & the impact isn’t just micro but at a macro level. This is true in every field, be it politics,sports, journalistm, corporate.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials have reportedly made it clear to International Cricket Council (ICC) officials that Pakistan will only travel to India, for the upcoming World Cup 2023, if the neighboring country gives a guarantee in written form that they will send their team to Pakistan in the 2025 Champion’s Trophy.
PCB officials placed the demand for give and take from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in front of two top ICC officials – Chairman Greg Barclay and CEO Geoff Allardice- on the second day of their tour at the board’s headquarters.
PCB interim management committee chairman Najam Sethi spelled it out that Pakistan boycotting World Cup in India and playing their matches at a neutral venue is “very much a possibility”. This will be seen as a retaliation by the country, if India will not negotiate on Asia Cup, which is scheduled to be played in Pakistan in September 2023.
The BCCI, so far, has also rejected the revised version of a hybrid model proposed by the PCB, in which initial group stage matches, except the matches of India, will be played in Pakistan and the rest of tournament will shift to a neutral venue. Even if the proposal is accepted, the PCB would mull playing the World Cup at a venue outside India and would provide the latter the same option come the Champions Trophy.
Asia Cup so far, is not a matter of concern, with the ICC.
Najam Sethi and co sat down at the table with the two top officials of ICC, but the minutes of the meeting have not been made public yet.
PCB asked the ICC officials for a formal assurance of India’s participation in the Champions Trophy, the hosting rights of which were awarded to Pakistan two years ago.
Barclay and Allardice’s visit, although a “scheduled” one, was a high-profile one given the scenario, but there has been silence from both the ICC and the PCB and neither have made any officials announcements so far.
Discussions over the ICC’s expected revenue sharing model — leaked figures of which have revealed that India would take away 38.5 per cent of the body’s revenue, while Pakistan would get a mere 5.75 per cent — also continued between the PCB and the ICC officials.
According to sources, Pakistan’s concerns on its deadlock with the BCCI will be discussed during the upcoming ICC Board meetings.
However, given India’s stranglehold over the world’s cricket economy, it would be difficult for the ICC to entertain PCB’s asks. In such circumstances, the PCB may well consider forfeiting it’s matches in the World Cup.
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) want to exclude Pakistan from the Asia Cup 2023, The Telegraph India has reported.
Jay Shah, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary and ACC Chairman, has made it clear to the other countries in the tournament, that his board will not accept Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) suggested ‘hybrid model.’ Shah recently discussed the matter with the heads of member nations and proposed that the tournament should take place at a single venue, specifically Sri Lanka.
Speculations are rife in Indian media that Sri Lanka secretly shook hands with India on the issue of hosting Asia Cup 2023, hinting to ACC that the weather in the island nation is also perfect for the game.
PCB had proposed a hybrid model, under which the initial four matches of the group stage in the primary phase of the tournament shall be played in Pakistan.
Moreover, the next phase, including matches of India and finals, were to be played at a neutral venue. In that scenario, Pakistan will play their group stage match against Nepal on home ground.
Likewise, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan will also be playing their pool matches in Pakistan. The PCB had designated Dubai as a favored neutral location within a hybrid framework.
The report further added that Pakistan will be informed during the next executive board meeting of the ACC that all other participating nations have agreed to play in Sri Lanka.
The PCB, as the designated hosts, will have to comply and play in Sri Lanka or withdraw. In that case, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan will be the four teams participating, with the inclusion of a fifth team yet to be decided.
India’s refusal to tour Pakistan and not accepting the hybrid model may push Pakistan to consider pulling out of World Cup. The PCB has reportedly informed ICC officials that their participation in the World Cup depends on government clearance.
The Asia Cup controversy is showing no sign of ending, as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) does not want to end the stalemate with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
BCCI has rejected the proposal of a hybrid model proposed by PCB, with Indian officials rejecting the offer to play in Dubai. The Indian government’s rigid influence did not let Asian Cricket Council (ACC) solve the dispute amicably.
As of PCB’s proposed hybrid model, which suggested that the first four matches will be played in Pakistan and the rest of the tournament moves to a neutral venue, Pakistan demanded that India first accepts it, then Board officials will decide which country will host the rest of the matches.
Revenue concerns are the first priority of Pakistan, with Dubai being the favorite choice.
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have expressed concerns over weather conditions in Dubai. Sri Lanka is up in line for hosting Asia Cup 2023.
Media speculation suggests that they secretly shook hands with BCCI and hinted to ACC that the weather is also suitable there.
As time passes, Pakistan is losing its grip on hosting Asia Cup 2023 with Asian teams looking to favour India. PCB Chairman Najam Sethi has said that if the hosting rights will be stolen from the country, then Pakistan will also not play World Cup 2023 in India.
During the past few days, news media had been inundated with reports that Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has agreed to a hybrid model for Asia Cup 2023 and are ready to play at the neutral venue.
After reports emerged that the BCCI has agreed to the hybrid model suggested by PCB, Indian board officials refuted the reports.
“The respective presidents of…Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka cricket boards will grace IPL 2023 final…We will have hold discussions with them for outlining the future course of action in relation to Asia Cup 2023,” BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has said.
According to Indian media reports, BCCI wants to shift the whole tournament to a neutral venue but the dispute is unresolved as Pakistan is not backing off from hosting duties.
At this time, BCCI likely wants to shift the tournament to Sri Lanka as their board has already given a green signal by assuring ACC of suitable weather conditions.
Sources had earlier said that the Indian board has agreed to play the Asia Cup under Pakistan’s hybrid model.
According to the sources, Indian Cricket Board Secretary Jay Shah has accepted PCB’s proposal, under which four matches of the Asia Cup will be held in Pakistan and the rest at neutral venues.
Sections of the Indian media have announced that India will agree to the hybrid model with a few caveats attached.
The uncertainty surrounding Asia Cup 2023 hosting venue is seemingly about to be resolved amicably on some give and take conditions, the two neighboring boards Board of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have decided, with both holding negotiations on what they can do for each other.
Indian media reports have stated that if Pakistan will give written surety that they will travel to India for World Cup 2023 than they will accept the hybrid model proposed by PCB.
BCCI will formally announce the decision at its May 27 meeting of the general body of the board.
However, there are now questions on the statement of PCB management committee chairman Najam Sethi in which he said without mincing his words that if India agreed on hybrid model then Pakistan will also propose a similar model for the World Cup in which the country will play their matches in Dhaka.
If India has security concerns in Pakistan, likewise Pakistan has security concerns in India.
In a recent statement Mr. Sethi cleared that he has not said that Pakistan will not play the International Cricket Council (ICC) mega event. It is the decision of the government, he said.
According to hybrid model, India will play their matches at a neutral venue like UAE or Sri Lanka.
According to sources, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) will announce the Asia Cup schedule after India’s decision.
It should be noted that the ICC World Cup is to be played in India this year, but before that, the Asia Cup will be hosted by Pakistan, in which India refused to participate, after which Pakistan also refused to go to India to participate in the World Cup. However, discussions are ongoing between the two boards on the hybrid model proposed by Pakistan.
