Cricket / Jay Shah is now a part of the ICC cricket committee Ramiz Raja offer to play the series against India was rejected

Cricket | BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has been given the major responsibility of Member Board Representative in the ICC Men's Cricket Committee. The ICC has announced this on Sunday evening. The board approved several appointments in addition to Jay Shah in the ICC Men's Cricket Committee. It also includes the name of Gary Stead along with former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene. Along with this, the Pakistan Cricket Board chief Rameez Raja's proposal for a series between India, Pakistan, England and Australia has also been rejected in the meeting.

Men's Cricket Committee Members: Mahela Jayawardene - Former Player Representative (Re-appointment) Gary Stead - National Team Coach Representative Jay Shah - Member Board Representative Joel Wilson - ICC Elite Panel Umpire Jamie Cox - MCC Representative

The International Cricket Council (ICC) board on Sunday prepared its chairman Greg Barkley to complete his term by the end of October, giving the global body full time to find a new president and the Indian cricket board playing a bigger role in it. can perform.

In a significant decision at this meeting, the Pakistan Cricket Board President Rameez Raja's proposal for a four-nation tournament was unanimously rejected by the board. This put an end to the possibility of India vs Pakistan matches at neutral venues.

In other notable developments, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah was included in the ICC Cricket Committee. The two-day board meeting that concluded in Dubai on Sunday bodes well for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as Barkley's stay till October will give it plenty of time to make its plans for the position.

A member of the ICC board told PTI on condition of anonymity, "There has been no discussion on Barkley's re-nomination. But he will complete his current two-year term as chairman by the end of October. So the process to nominate a new chairman will start only in November.

Earlier the nomination for the post of chairman was to be held in the month of June but it was changed after consultations among the member boards.

This decision will give time to BCCI to chalk out its plan as their AGM is likely to be held in September. The composition of the national body will be clear after this AGM.

The BCCI is already demanding some changes in the recommendations of the Lodha Committee. It believes that many of its rules cannot be applied practically.

It will be interesting to see whether president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah go for a cooling-off in September. Shah's name as the next ICC president is in the news, but neither the BCCI secretary himself nor sources close to him have confirmed this.

The plan of Pakistan Cricket Board President Rameez did not get much attention in the board meeting. Raja had prepared a white paper for the four-nation annual T20 or ODI tournament involving Pakistan, India, Australia and England under the auspices of the ICC. They believe that with this the global body can get revenue of $ 750 million (about Rs 57 billion) in five years, a major part of which can be given to these four countries.