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\nSecretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Jay Shah is set to replace Greg Barclay as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), The Age reported Wednesday.
\nShah seemed to be a strong candidate for the top position after Barclay, who had been chairing the ICC since November 2020, informed the directors of the administrative body during a video call on Tuesday night that he is stepping down from his post.
\nBarclay made his decision after Shah expressed his desire to become the chairman of the ICC while claiming that he has the support of other members.
\n\u201cICC 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,\u201d an ICC spokesperson told The Age.
\n\u201cCurrent 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.\u201d
\nIf elected, Shah would be walking into the footsteps of India\u2019s Jagmohan Dalmiya and Sharad Pawar who have previously served as ICC chiefs among others.
\nShah claimed that he has secured support from key ICC nations, such as England and Australia, to potentially become the next chairman of the cricket regulating body for a three-year term, at least.
\nThe 35-year-old BCCI secretary, whose current position will expire next year, will become the youngest chairman in the history of ICC.
\nIt is worth mentioning that Shah\u2019s appointment as the chairman ICC comes at a time when there are doubts about India\u2019s participation in the 2025 Champions Trophy, which is set to be played in Pakistan from February to March next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Jay Shah is set to replace Greg Barclay as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), The Age reported Wednesday. Shah seemed to be a strong candidate for the top position after Barclay, who had been chairing the ICC since November 2020, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":426431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-426414","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n