India's Shah elected unopposed as next ICC chairman

Indian businessman Jay Shah has been elected arsenic nan adjacent president of nan International Cricket Council (ICC).

The 35-year-old will go nan youngest ever president of cricket's governing assemblage erstwhile he succeeds New Zealander Greg Barclay connected 1 December.

Shah has been nan Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) caput since 2019 and was nan sole campaigner aft Barclay decided against seeking a 3rd term.

Upon his election, Shah said nan extremity "is to make cricket much inclusive and celebrated than ever before".

The athletics is returning to nan Olympics aft after a 128-year absence astatine nan 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Shah, who is besides president of nan Asian Cricket Council, said its inclusion "represents a important inflection constituent for nan maturation of cricket".

He added: "I americium assured that it will thrust nan athletics guardant successful unprecedented ways."

Stephan Shemilt

Chief Cricket Writer

While location are concerns that Jay Shah's assignment gives moreover much powerfulness to India, location is besides a monolithic opportunity for Shah to make a world mark.

Cricket is successful flux. Franchise leagues frighten nan world game, particularly Test cricket. Shah has promoted Test cricket astatine location and precocious offered greater rate incentives to India players for Test cricket.

Could he spot his top bequest to nan crippled arsenic coming up pinch a solution that protects Test cricket? Could he springiness immoderate teeth to nan ICC, arguably 1 of nan weakest governing bodies successful sport?

Could he perchance lick nan issues astir nan Afghanistan women's team, which nan ICC has beautiful overmuch ignored since nan Taliban returned to power?