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Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is reportedly poised to assume the role of chairman at the International Cricket Council (ICC) after allegedly compelling the current head, Greg Barclay, to step down from his position.

Barclay, who hails from New Zealand, assumed the role in November 2020, however, he has recently informed ICC directors about his intention to resign.

Meanwhile, Jay Shah has repeatedly expressed his desire to take over as the ICC chairman, having claimed the support from other boards.

“ICC chair Greg Barclay has informed the board that he will not seek a third term and will vacate the position when his current tenure concludes at the end of November,” An ICC spokesperson confirmed.

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“Barclay was first appointed as the independent ICC chair in November 2020 and was re-elected in 2022.”

Nominations for the next chair of the ICC must be submitted by the current directors no later than August 27, 2024.

In the event that multiple candidates are nominated, an election will take place, and the new chair’s term will commence on December 1, 2024.

Jay Shah is currently the front-runner to become the next chairman with significant backing from strong cricket boards like Australia and England.

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DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday unanimously re-elected New Zealand’s Greg Barclay as the Chairman of the apex cricketing body for a second two-year tenure.

Following the withdrawal of Tavengwa Mukuhlani from the process, Barclay was uncontested, and the Board expressed its full support for him to continue as Chair for another two years.

The Auckland-based lawyer formerly served as the Chair of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and as a director of the 2015 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

Commenting on his re-appointment Barclay in an official ICC release, said it is an honour to be re-elected as the Chair of the cricketing governing body and thanked his fellow ICC Directors for their support.

“It is an honour to be re-elected as the Chair of the International Cricket Council and I would like to thank my fellow ICC Directors for their support,” Barclay was quoted by the ICC.

“Over the last two years, we have made significant strides forward with the launch of our global growth strategy that provides clear direction to build a successful and sustainable future for our sport.

“It is an exciting time to be involved in cricket and I look forward to continuing to work closely with our Members to strengthen the game in our core markets as well as grow it beyond that, ensuring more of the world can enjoy cricket,” he added.

In addition to Barclay’s re-election, BCCI secretary Jay Shah was elected as the chairman of the ICC’s Finance and Commercial Affairs (F&CA) committee during the board meeting.

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LONDON: The chairperson of the International Cricket Council (ICC) – Greg Barclay has raised doubts over the certainty of Women’s Tests in the future landscape.

Barclay, while talking to the BBC backed the idea of five-day Women’s Tests but at the same time questioned the certainty of the longest format of the game in the future landscape.

“Most people would say five days are required,” Barclay told the BBC. “If they are going play it, my personal view is they should have five days to play it in.”

The ICC chair further opined on the importance of domestic structures to play Test cricket and claimed they do not exist in any of the playing nations.

“To play Test cricket you have got to have structures domestically. They don’t really exist in any of the countries at the moment. I can’t really see women’s Test cricket evolving at any particular speed,” Barclay stated.

“That’s not to say any countries that choose to play Test cricket can’t do so. But I don’t see it being any part of the landscape moving forward to any real extent at all,” he added.

The ICC chairperson then drew a comparison between the shorter formats and Test cricket and termed the former as the future.

“Shorter formats of cricket are the way of the future for the sport, [ODIs] and [T20] cricket are more appealing for fans,” he claimed.

“It is where broadcasters are putting their resources,” Barclay said. “It is what is driving the money.”

It is pertinent to mention here that Women’s Tests are played for four days as opposed to Men’s five-day Tests. A total of five matches have been played since 2017 and were all ended in a draw.

Furthermore, Australia, England, and India are the only countries to play Test cricket in the last five years.

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