Jay Shah elected ICC chairman, criticism on social media and question on Champions Trophy in Pakistan

Indian Cricket Board BCCI secretary Jay Shah has been elected as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) after which social media has been flooded with memes and criticism and the proposed champions to be held in Pakistan next year. Trophies, nepotism, and cricket are being talked about in India.

35-year-old Jay Shah will be the youngest chairman of the ICC and has been elected unopposed. His tenure as chairman will start on December 1, 2024.

New Zealand’s Greg Barclay, the current ICC chairman, expires on November 30. He held the position for two consecutive terms but declined to run for a third term.

Jay Shah said in a statement that he is committed to spreading cricket around the world with the ICC team and member nations.

Jay Shah is the fifth Indian to reach the ICC’s top position. Earlier, Jagmohan Dalmiya, Sharad Pawar, N Srinivasan, and Shashank Manohar have also held the post.

Former Indian cricketer and commentator Sunil Gavaskar while talking to Times of India termed it as big news and said that ‘all the previous Indian presidents of ICC have taken the game forward and saved money for the ICC and the member countries. have brought Irrespective of politics, Jay Shah has taken great steps for cricket.

When Jay Shah became the BCCI secretary in October 2019, his selection was heavily criticized and his father Amit Shah, who is the Home Minister of India, was declared the only candidate for the post. And is considered the second most powerful leader of India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Jay Shah was re-elected to the post in 2022 and his term is till next year but he will have to leave the BCCI post after taking charge of the ICC.

Some users are hinting that he will be replaced by former BJP leader Arun Jaitley’s son Rohan Jaitley.