Wishes Pour in as Jay Shah Becomes Youngest ICC Chairman

BCCI honorary secretary Jay Shah, was elected as the Independent Chair of the ICC unopposed on Monday, and will assume his position on the first of December, 2024.

Praise poured in for the 35-year-old from every corner as fans of the sport took to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to congratulate him on his new role.

ICC shared a post that read, “Jay Shah has been elected unopposed as the next Independent Chair of the ICC.”

BCCI posted, “Congratulations to BCCI Honorary Secretary Mr. Jay Shah for being elected unopposed as the next Independent Chair of the International Cricket Council.”

Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir said, “Many congrats @JayShah bhai! I know world cricket will grow tremendously under your exceptional leadership!”

Hardik Pandya shared an updated, “Congratulations @JayShahbhai on being elected as the youngest chairman of ICC. Look forward to seeing you take cricket to even greater heights. Your vision and drive will help ICC, just like it did with BCCI.”

More to follow…