Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah may be the next chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). His claim is considered strong.
The term of the current ICC chairman Greg Barclay ends on November 30. Barclay said on Tuesday that he does not want a third term.
After this, the discussion about BCCI Secretary Jay Shah becoming the ICC Chairman has intensified. However, no official statement has come from BCCI and Jay Shah regarding this yet.
The ICC said in a statement issued on Tuesday, ‘ICC Chairman Greg Barclay has confirmed that he will not be a candidate for a third term and will step down at the end of his current term at the end of November.’
27 August
is the last date for nomination for the post of ICC Chairman. The tenure of the ICC Chairman is two years. He can be its chairman for three consecutive times. New Zealand’s Barclay became the chairman of ICC in November 2020. After this, he was re-elected to this post in 2022.
ICC has 16 directors, out of which 9 votes are required to become the chairman
According to ICC rules, 16 directors vote in the election of the chairman. In such a situation, it is necessary to get 9 votes to become the chairman. Earlier, a two-third majority was required to become the chairman.
Why is there a discussion about Jay Shah becoming the chairman? There
is a discussion about Jay Shah becoming the chairman because Shah has one year left in his term as BCCI secretary. According to the BCCI constitution, an official can hold office for six years before a three-year cooling off period. Overall, a person can hold office for a total of 18 years, including nine years in the state association and nine years in the BCCI.
Jay Shah became the BCCI secretary in October 2019. After that he was re-elected as BCCI secretary in 2022. As per BCCI rules, he will have to go into a cooling off period after completing his current term in 2025.