Jay Shah will take over because the ICC chairman from December 1, 2024. Jay Shah, at 35, will turn out to be the youngest to take over because the chairman of the worldwide governing physique. Shah has been serving because the BCCI secretary since October 2019 and chairman of the Asian Cricket Council since January 2021. Jay Shah bought the vote of 15 out of 16 members within the ICC Board to be elected the subsequent ICC chairman.
Cricket West Indies CEO Johnny Grave has now talked in particulars concerning the cause behind Jay Shah’s election.
“The ICC board does not need to waste an excessive amount of time on inside politics. When you take a look at Jay’s management on the BCCI, it has been fantastic. He has hosted the Ladies’s Premier League, efficiently oversaw the 50-over World Cup in India and has signed big broadcast offers with IPL and for BCCI,” Cricket West Indies CEO Johnny Grave advised The Indian Categorical.
In the meantime, former Australia head coach John Buchanan on Thursday urged the Worldwide Cricket Council, which will likely be led by BCCI secretary Jay Shah quickly, to take ‘good selections’ for cricket’s long-term future.
Buchanan, who coached Australia to 2 separate runs of world document 16 consecutive Take a look at wins and ODI World Cup wins in 2003 and 2007, stated the ICC must be tackle the considerations over rising variety of T20 leagues. “It is an fascinating query. With Jay Shah now being put in on the head of the ICC, it truly is essential that the ICC makes some very, superb long-term selections for the sport,” Buchanan advised PTI when requested if India and Australia will proceed to provide Take a look at cricketers of the identical caliber they’ve so far.
“We see a proliferation of T20 leagues, T10 leagues, (The) A whole bunch and so forth… the truth is, that’s the way forward for the sport. The younger youngsters that we’re talking right here at this time will likely be impressed by and have an actual love for taking part in that quick type of the sport,” he stated on the launch of ‘Prepared Regular Go Youngsters’ multi-sport program.
Nonetheless, Buchanan underlined the significance of Take a look at cricket.
“The sport is constructed on Take a look at cricket. That is the true cloth of the sport. For the ICC to make some good selections, they need to be very, very conscious of what number of leagues they approve and sanction, which implies by doing that, it is going to restrict the variety of leagues that gamers are drawn to, for a begin,” he stated.
Buchanan stated the ICC must discover a technique to maintain the ODI format related because it helps in transition between Exams and T20s.
“Take a look at cricket is absolutely essential. We have the proliferation of the short-format recreation. We have to maintain the transition recreation, which is the one-day recreation,” he stated.
“It is too tough for gamers to have the ability to play high quality cricket with solely two codecs, which means a brief format and a protracted format. We’d like that intervening, that transition format of 50-over cricket.” Buchanan stated gamers can’t be blamed for making an attempt to make a lot of the alternatives.
“You need to be properly paid for since you’re on the prime of your recreation. Who is aware of how lengthy they have injury-wise, selection-wise, age-wise…” he later advised reporters.
“They have to try to exploit that and that is what the leagues are providing for the time being. I do not blame them for that.” Buchanan stated he anticipates the Australian Take a look at facet to endure a section of transition after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this 12 months.
“I would not be stunned to see a whole lot of modifications in that Australian Take a look at facet as a result of most of them are over 30,” he stated.
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