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PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi may become the new ACC president

Published - 2-SEP-2024 12:26 IST | Updated - 2-SEP-2024 12:26 IST

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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah has created history. He has become the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). He has been selected as the youngest chairman of the ICC. Discussions are intensifying in the BCCI about his successor. On the other hand. The name of his replacement as the head of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is also coming to the fore. As soon as he takes over as ICC chairman, he will have to give up not only the role of BCCI secretary but also the post of ACC president.

PCB head may get this post

According to a report, Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi is leading the race to become the new ACC president. A report by news agency PTI claims that Naqvi will replace Jay Shah as the new ACC chief. The decision will be officially announced later this year. PTI quoted the source as saying, "When the ACC meets later this year, it will be confirmed that Naqvi will be the next president for a two-year term. When Jay Shah steps down, the PCB chief will take over.''

Jay Shah is the fifth Indian to become ICC Chairman:

Name

Tenure

Position

Jagmohan Dalmiya

1997-2000

ICC President

Sharad Pawar

2010-2012

ICC President

N Srinivasan

2014-2015

ICC Chairman

Shashank Manohar

2015-2020

ICC Chairman

Jay Shah

2024 (Assumed)

ICC Chairman

4 Indians have held the post of ICC Chief. Jagmohan Dalmiya was the ICC President/Chairman from 1997-2000, Sharad Pawar from 2010-2012, N Srinivasan from 2014-15 and Shashank Manohar from 2015-2020. Keep in mind that before 2015 this post was called President, later it was called Chairman. Jay Shah has now become the fifth Indian to become the ICC boss.

What did Jay Shah say on becoming ICC Chairman?

After being elected unopposed as the new ICC Chairman, Jai Shah had said, "I am humbled by the nomination as ICC Chairman. I am committed to working with the ICC team and our member countries to make cricket more global. We are standing at a critical juncture, where balancing multiple formats, promoting technology is becoming more important. Our goal is to make cricket more popular than ever.

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