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Ali Martin

Jay Shah becomes youngest ever chair of ICC after winning election unopposed

Jay Shah poses for photographs.
Jay Shah is the youngest chair in the history of the International Cricket Council at 35. Photograph: Mahesh Kumar A/AP

Jay Shah, honorary secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, is now in charge of the global game after being elected, unopposed, to chair the International Cricket Council.

Shah is the son of India’s home minister, Amit Shah, and aged 35 becomes the youngest person to hold the position. He will step down from the BCCI – the ICC chair must be independent of any board – and formally start on 1 December after four years of stewardship by New Zealand’s Greg Barclay.

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