Punjab Newsline, New Delhi, August 27-BCCI secretary Jay Shah will take over as the next chairman of the ICC in December after he emerged as the sole nominee for the high-profile job, the global governing body for cricket announced on Tuesday .
The 35-year-old will succeed incumbent chairman Greg Barclay, who decided against running for the post for a third consecutive term of two years. Jay Shah was the sole nominee for the chairmanship post in ICC.
“On August 20, it was announced that current ICC Chair Greg Barclay would not seek a third term and would step down at the conclusion of his tenure in November”, ICC said.Notably, Jay Shah became the fifth Indian after late Jagmohan Dalmiya, Sharad Pawar, N Srinivasan and Shashank Manohar to be elected for the high-profile job. He is also the youngest ICC chairman.
The ICC is the global governing body for cricket, with more than 100 members, and is responsible for staging global events such as the World Cup.“I am committed to working closely with the ICC team and our member nations to further globalize cricket.