Present ICC chairman Greg Barclay on Tuesday opted out of a 3rd time period following the top of his tenure on November 30, fuelling speculations on BCCI secretary Jay Shah’s future on the sport’s governing physique. Whether or not Shah might be to throw his hat within the ring might be clear by August 27, the final date for submitting nominations for the chairman’s submit. An ICC chairman is eligible for 3 phrases of two years every and Barclay, a New Zealand-based lawyer, has thus far accomplished 4 years.
“ICC Chair Greg Barclay confirmed to the Board that he is not going to stand for a 3rd time period and can step down from the submit when his present tenure finishes on the finish of November. Barclay was appointed because the Impartial ICC Chair in November 2020, earlier than being re-elected in 2022,” the ICC acknowledged in a media launch.
As per ICC guidelines, the chairman’s election includes of 16 votes and now a easy majority of 9 votes is required (51%) for the winner. Earlier, to develop into the chairman, the incumbent wanted to have two-third majority.
“Present administrators at the moment are required to place ahead nominations for the subsequent Chair by 27 August 2024 and if there may be multiple candidate, an election might be held with the time period of the brand new Chair commencing on 1 December 2024.” Shah is taken into account as one of the influential faces within the ICC board room. He’s at present the top of ICC’s omnipotent Finance and Industrial Affairs (F&CA) sub-committee.
He enjoys a number of goodwill with many of the 16 voting members. At the moment, Shah has one other one 12 months left because the BCCI secretary earlier than happening a compulsory cooling off interval of three years from October, 2025.
As per the BCCI structure accepted by the Supreme Court docket, an workplace bearer can keep for six earlier than he must go for a cooling off of three years. In all, an individual can keep in workplace for a cumulative interval of 18 years, — 9 in state affiliation and 9 in BCCI.
If Shah decides to maneuver to ICC with a 12 months of his secretaryship nonetheless left, he may have 4 years left within the BCCI.
At 35, he could possibly be youngest chairman within the historical past of ICC.
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