Jay Shah was elected unopposed as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday, August 27 after the incumbent chairman of the governing body Greg Barclay decided not to file his nomination for a third term.
Jay Shah has been elected unopposed as the new ICC chairman. He has become the youngest man to become the chairman of the International Cricket body. Shah is also the fifth Indian to have been sworn into the post of a chairman or a president. Check the other four Indians here.
The PCB chief on Tuesday had said that he would make a proposal to the ICC about holding a four nations T20I series comprising both India and Pakistan to be held every year.
Barclay dropped a hint that the inaugural WTC could well be the last one as smaller members can't afford Test cricket championship anymore.
The ICC's Board of Directors could be involved in a three-round voting process to elect the next independent chairman.
Barclay and Imran Khwaja are the only two candidates contesting for the chairman's post and the 16-member all-powerful ICC Board is set to vote in the first week of December.
There have been unconfirmed reports that Singapore's Imran Khwaja and New Zealand's Greg Barclay were the only two nominees when the last date of filing nominations closed on Sunday.
The deadline for the nominations for potential candidates for chairperson by the board of directors is October 18.
Sangakkara, who is also the first non-British chief of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), said that an individual presiding over an international governing body has to have the interests of all cricketing countries at heart.
Manohar stepped down early this month after over four years at the helm, letting go of a third term after it became clear that he would not find enough backers for it in the ICC.
With the ICC already making it clear that a final decision on the fate of this year's T20 World Cup will be taken next month, the primary agenda of discussion will be the nomination process for the chairman's election.
ICC confirmed that Chairman Shashank Manohar will not seek an extension to his term "but would support the Board to ensure a smooth transition."
Former skipper Smith, who is now CSA's director of cricket, on Thursday supported Ganguly for the ICC top job, saying a "cricket man" like the ex-India captain would be ideal to lead the apex body at this juncture.
Shashank Manohar will serve a second term as the independent Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) after he was the sole nominee put forward by the world cricket body's Board.
Eight days after stepping down from the International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman post citing personal reasons, country’s top cricket administrator Shashank Manohar today announced to defer his decision following a request from the ICC board.
Dubai: N Srinivasan might have been barred from becoming BCCI President but he is set to represent the Indian Board in the ICC Board Meeting in Barbados later this week, instead of Jagmohan Dalmiya.According to
Chennai: The BCCI is not sitting on “pots of money” as is being made out and it shared revenues with players and state associations for promoting the sport, new ICC Chairman N Srinivasan said today.“BCCI
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