The newly-elected ICC Chairman Jay Shah’s efforts as BCCI secretary in giving equal precedence to males’s and girls’s cricket have made the Indian board a “pioneer” for different governing our bodies of the sport to comply with, reckoned legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday. Shah will go away BCCI after a five-year stint, which started in October 2019, to take over because the impartial chairman of the International Cricket Council from December 1.
Tendulkar joined many former and present gamers to increase his needs to Shah, who would be the youngest ICC chairman in historical past on the age of 35.
“Being enthusiastic and having the drive to do something good for cricket are essential qualities for a cricket administrator. @JayShah displayed these traits wonderfully during his stint as @BCCI secretary,” Tendulkar wrote on X.
“His endeavours towards prioritising both women’s cricket and men’s cricket have made the BCCI a pioneer that other boards can follow. I wish him the very best of luck towards the next phase of his journey, as he becomes the youngest chairman of the @ICC,” he stated.
Being enthusiastic and having the drive to do one thing good for cricket are important qualities for a cricket administrator. @JayShah displayed these traits splendidly throughout his stint as @BCCI secretary.
His endeavours in the direction of prioritising each girls’s cricket and males’s…
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 28, 2024
Shah would be the fifth Indian to go the ICC and Tendulkar hoped that he would be capable to carry the legacy ahead.
“India has sent several luminaries to lead the ICC as administrators: Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya, Mr. Sharad Pawar, Mr. N. Srinivasan, and Mr. Shashank Manohar. I am sure he will build on their legacy and take the game of cricket forward,” he added.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, who was the BCCI president throughout Shah’s first time period wrote, “Congratulations to Jay Shah @JayShah on his new role as ICC chair.. wish him a great journey ahead ..” (sic) India’s batting mainstay Virat Kohli also congratulated Shah for his new role. “Many congratulations @JayShah on being elected as the ICC chairman. Wishing you great success ahead,” he wrote.
India’s Test and ODI skipper Rohit Sharma wrote, “Heartiest Congratulations @JayShah.” Jasprit Bumrah additionally prolonged his needs, “Congratulations @Jay Shah bhai! Your passion for the game will ensure it’s taken to the next level. Wishing you lots of luck!”
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