Should Jay Shah make the decision to put his name forward to be the next International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman, Rohan Jaitley, currently serving as President of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), is positioned to step into the role of BCCI secretary, as per reports. He enjoys the support of 16 of the 15 ICC board members. Shah seems likely to sail into the position if he decides to submit a nomination.
Rohan Jaitley is expected to be the compromise candidate for BCCI secretary. His ascension to a key BCCI official position is seen as an appropriate and logical continuation of the Jaitley family’s long-standing dominance of the Indian cricket administration. Roger Binny and the key BCCI officials should, on the advisable basis of their present mandates, continue with the possibly small number of months left in their respective mandates.
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Despite the rising speculation, it’s still uncertain whether Shah is inclined to submit a nomination to become ICC chairman. He has yet to submit a nomination to the council as nominations are soon to close on August 27. Speculation intensified when outgoing ICC chairman Greg Barclay announced before his board that he would not put his name in for a third term.
Barclay, an Independent ICC Chair since November 2020, announced he would vacate his position at the conclusion of his latest term in November, 2023. Jay Shah, at the young age of 35 years, has the potential to become the youngest ICC chairman if he so desires and wins. Jay Shah has made his mark in the Humble ICC boardroom and also sits on the influential Finance and Commercial Affairs (F&CA) sub-committee.
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Under the ICC electoral process, 16 members will vote, with a simple majority (nine/51%) required to secure the position. This is a departure from the previous requirement of two-thirds – a rule which could potentially have underscored some of the less democratic aspects of governing bodies in semi-connected cricketing organisations such as the ICC.
