Who Will Change Jay Shah As BCCI Secretary? Report Names Attainable Choices

The numbers will favour Jay Shah to mount the saddle as the subsequent ICC Chairman however there isn’t a readability if he decides to hitch the world governing physique, who will change him as BCCI secretary. Shah is meant to have the backing of 15 out of 16 members within the ICC Board however has lower than 96 hours to determine if he needs to make the transfer when he nonetheless has one yr left in his second consecutive time period as BCCI secretary. The brand new ICC chairman will take cost on December 1, and the final date for submitting nomination is August 27. The necessary three-year cooling off interval to make a comeback to the wealthiest cricket board will begin for Shah after completion of his time period in October 2025.

However there’s a large query mark as to who will change Shah within the BCCI since neither he himself nor the folks near him have but divulged his quick plans.

PTI takes a have a look at doable candidates:

Rajiv Shukla: There’s a risk that BCCI rejigs the positions and asks present vice-president Shukla, a Congress MP in Rajya Sabha, to do the job for one yr. Shukla would not definitely thoughts changing into a secretary as BCCI vice-presidents are extra like rubber-stamp.

Ashish Shelar: Then there may be Maharashtra BJP heavyweight Shelar, who’s BCCI treasurer and massive title in MCA administration. Shelar nonetheless is a consummate politician and BCCI secretaryship is a time consuming job, Nevertheless, being an influential title, he might be within the combine.

Arun Dhumal: The IPL Chairman has requisite expertise to run the board. He has been a treasurer and now heads cash-rich league. Dhumal and Shukla swapping designations might be the simplest means out however usually BCCI throws up names that nobody may envisages.

There may be joint secretary Devajit ‘Lon’ Saikia, not the preferred title however a significant cog in present BCCI administration, who may be elevated.

No matter be the permutation and combos at play, there will probably be one new candidate within the office-bearers’ listing if Shah is formally able to make the leap.

Among the many youthful directors, there may be DDCA president Rohan Jaitley or former CAB president Avishek Dalmiya, whose names may come up for dialogue. Different younger state unit officers embrace Punjab’s Dilsher Khanna, Goa’s Vipul Phadke and Chattisgarh’s Prabhtej Bhatia, a former IPL Governing Council member Is there an opportunity {that a} utterly new face will get the highest job? “Clearly, it could actually occur as there are not any onerous and quick guidelines. However when you have a look at BCCI’s energy construction, president, secretary and treasurer are three key posts,” mentioned a former BCCI secretary.

“There are individuals who have been within the system and somebody simply coming and bypassing them usually would not occur. However first, is Jay able to go to the ICC? Even when he would not go now, he can go anytime,” he added.

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