Sports:  The BCCI secretary, who has created his own image by making many changes in Indian cricket, is now ready to make his mark on the international stage. When Jay Shah became the BCCI secretary, BJP's opponents turned against him, but this young administrator kept a distance from the media in the first few months and quietly learned the nuances of Indian cricket administration as an administrator.

Changes made in Indian cricket

After this, he came into such a form that he brought about radical changes in Indian cricket which even the greatest cricket administrators could not do before. BCCI Vice President and Congress leader Rajiv Shukla said that Jai's going to ICC will lead to a lot of good work there. The reason for this is that firstly he is very hardworking, secondly he has no personal interests, thirdly he only thinks about the good of cricket and fourthly he has no greed of any kind. Global cricket will benefit a lot if such a person goes to ICC.

Jai Shah elected unopposed

35-year-old Jay Shah was elected unopposed as the next chairman of the International Cricket Council on Tuesday. Those who have seen the working style of BCCI during Jay Shah's tenure as secretary will not be surprised at all by his becoming the ICC chairman. Jay took over as BCCI secretary after the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators left.

The tenure was quite challenging

If we look at Shah's five-year tenure, 2020 and 2021 were the years when BCCI had to face very challenging times. Covid-19 shook the world and everything came to a standstill. Be it creating a bio bubble during the IPL or handling Covid positive cases by forming a medical team inside the bubble, he successfully overcame all the obstacles.

Achievements of Jai Shah's tenure

The biggest achievement of Jai Shah's tenure was the launch of the Women's Premier League. He successfully organized two consecutive seasons and this tournament gave a big opportunity to women cricketers. Jai Shah's decision to ensure equality by giving equal match fees to the Indian women's cricket team (Rs 15 lakh per Test, Rs 8 lakh per ODI and Rs 4 lakh per T20 for first eleven players) was a step in the right direction.

A look at Jai Shah's journey

Jay Shah's formal entry into cricket administration came in 2009, when he began working at the district level with the Ahmedabad Central Cricket Board (CBCA). He then joined the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) as an executive and was elected secretary of the GCA in 2013. During his tenure, he created a system of age-group coaching that ensured that when a Gujarat player reached the Ranji level, he was ready to play senior cricket. This resulted in Gujarat winning the Ranji Trophy in 2016-17.

Better coordination with players

However, it is not that the former Indian chiefs in the ICC did not have a good equation with the players. Be it Jagmohan Dalmiya or N Srinivasan or Sharad Pawar, all of them used to take advice from senior players during their tenure as BCCI president, whom they trusted.

But in the case of Jay Shah, whether it is captain Rohit Sharma, star batsman Virat Kohli or Jasprit Bumrah or the next line players Ishan Kishan or Hardik Pandya, he manages to create an equation with everyone who wants to listen to him. Rohit had described Jay Shah as one of the 'three pillars' that made the T20 World Cup win in the West Indies possible earlier this year.

Ashish Shelar is in the race 

After Jay Shah takes over as ICC chairman, current treasurer Ashish Shelar can become the new secretary of BCCI. If Shelar becomes the secretary, then someone will have to be brought for the post of treasurer. A decision on this will be taken in the BCCI's annual general meeting next month or in October. Jay Shah has been the secretary since 2019 and now he will have to leave the post.

Roger Binny congratulated

BCCI President Roger Binny said, I congratulate Jay Shah on being elected as the independent chairman of the ICC. He has been a strong pillar as BCCI Secretary and ACC President. After taking over as ICC Chairman, I am sure that his vision and leadership will further enhance the prestige of cricket.