Won’t be a surprise if world game flourishes under Jay Shah as ICC chairman: Sunil Gavaskar

Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar welcomed BCCI secretary Jay Shah getting elected unopposed as the next chairman of the International Cricket Council on Tuesday. Jay Shah, who is set to become the youngest ever ICC president of ICC at 35, will take over the top post from Greg Barclay in December this year.

“That’s wonderful news. All the ICC presidents from India have taken the game forward and brought more revenues for the ICC and with it for the other member countries. If one leaves political biases aside, one will agree that Jay Shah has taken massive steps for Indian cricket,” Gavaskar told the Times of India.

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“It won’t be a surprise if the world game flourishes even more during his term as the ICC chairman,” Gavaskar added.

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Talking about Jay Shah’s achievements as BCCI general secretary since 2019, Gavaskar said: “He was mainly instrumental in getting the Women’s Premier League (WPL) off the ground, made the Indian women international cricketers’ fees on par with the Indian men’s team, increased the pension for retired cricketers, brought in incentives for being available for Test and white-ball internationals and introduced prize money for the domestic tournaments. The new state-of-the-art National Cricket Academy (NCA, in Bangalore) has also come about during his tenure.”

“With all this in front of us, it won’t be a surprise if the world game flourishes even more during his term as the ICC chairman.”

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After being elected as ICC president, Jay Shah said he is committed to making cricket an even more global game.

“I extend my heartfelt gratitude to ICC’s Member Boards for placing their trust in me to take over this prestigious role of the Chairman of the ICC," Shah said in a statement . “I want to assure you that I will do everything possible to elevate the standard of our game across the globe. As I step into this pivotal role, I am resolutely committed to meeting your high expectations and dedicating myself to the beautiful game of cricket.”