Ahmedabad: Jay Shah has been elected unopposed as the next Independent Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Shah, who has served as the BCCI Honorary Secretary since October 2019 and Chair of the Asian Cricket Council since January 2021, will assume this role on December 1, 2024. Shah was the sole nominee for the chairmanship after current Chair Greg Barclay decided not to seek a third term. Upon his election, Shah expressed his intent to advancing the global reach and popular...Read More

Gandhinagar: Memes have flooded social media after BCCI Secretary Jay Shah's optimistic predictions for India's success in cricket this year.  Reflecting on India's two heartbreaks in 2023—the losses in the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup finals—Shah expressed confidence that 2024 would be India's year under Rohit Sharma's captaincy. In an event after the ODI World Cup he said  "In 2023, India did not win the World Cup after winning 10 matches straight, but we won hearts. But ...Read More

New Delhi: Jay Shah, the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has been conferred with the Sports Business Leader of the Year Award at the CII Sports Business Awards 2023. Mr. Chanakya Chaudhary, TATA Steel VP & Chairman of the CII National Committee on Sports, presented the award, underscoring Shah's role in betterment of Indian cricket. The recently concluded ICC Men's World Cup etched its name in history as the most attended World Cup ever. Another decision ...Read More

Ahmedabad:  DP World, an end-to-end logistics solutions provider, inaugurated the next phase of its Beyond Boundaries initiative here in the city. The unveiling of the second container took place at Ground B at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium, in the presence of Jay Shah, BCCI Honorary Secretary and President, Asian Cricket Council. Under this global initiative, DP World will leverage its end-to-end network and smart logistics capabilities to deliver at least fifty bespoke shipping containe...Read More

Gandhinagar: Jay Shah, the secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) inaugurated a newly developed cricket ground in Kalol taluka of Gandhinagar. The cricket ground is developed by Kalol Taluka Kelavni Mandal. BCCI secretary and president of Asian Cricket Council  inaugurated the cricket ground and pitch here today. Jay Shah also played cricket on the newly developed pitch on the Ground. Nagarpalika Pramukh Urvashi Patel, GSC and ADC Bank Chairmen Ajay Patel, MLA...Read More

Motera: Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) is thrilled to welcome cricket fans for one of the most riveting series between India and England when it opens the gates of The World’s Largest Cricket Stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad after a break of six years! The booking for the 3rd test match against England will open at 11.00 AM on February 14, 2021. The authorities have decided to allow 50% spectators of the stadium’s capacity during the test matches at GCA’s cricket stadium at Motera. It sh...Read More

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 takin...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI)'s today in its Annual General Meeting (AGM) here at Taj Hotel ratified the entry of two new franchises in the IPL to make it a 10-team event from 2022 .Two new teams will be introduced in the 2022 IPL. In other decisions taken in the AGM here, a veteran Congress leader Rajiv Shukla was officially anointed the Board's vice president replacing his protege Mahim Verma from Uttarakhand. While Sourav Ganguly will continue as a director in the...Read More