Jay Shah becomes President of Asian Cricket Council
January 30, 2021
Gandhinagar: BCCI secretary Jay Shah (32) has been unanimously elected as the President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) today, replacing Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief Najmul Hasan Papon.ACC organises the Asia Cup tournaments.The 2020 edition of the Asia Cup was postponed to June this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Pakistan was to originally host the tournament but the tournament is now expected to be held in either Sri Lanka or Bangladesh.
“Congratulations @JayShah on taking over as President of Asian Cricket Council. I”m sure ACC will achieve greater heights under your leadership and the cricketers of the entire Asian region will benefit. My best wishes for a successful tenure,” BCCI treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal said on Twitter.
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