“We will definitely hoist the Indian flag in Barbados in 2024 under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.” This line said by Jay Shah is definitely in the hearts and minds of every Indian cricket fan. Which he said after India’s defeat in the ODI World Cup. After this, Team India proved what Jay Shah said to be true and Rohit Sharma waved the tricolor flag in Barbados. Indian captain Rohit has also said that Jay Shah played an important role in India’s T20 World Cup victory.
When all the cricket pundits believed that Rohit and Virat should be dropped from the T20 team, then Shah, contrary to them, showed faith in both these players. The result was that Team India was able to win the T20 World Cup title after 17 years. Now Jay Shah is no longer a part of BCCI. After working for BCCI for 6 consecutive years, he has now turned his attention towards ICC.
Jay Shah has been elected as the new chairman of ICC and his tenure will start from December 1, 2024. Working on the highest post of ICC is a proud moment for him and the whole country of India. Jay Shah is the youngest person to hold this post. He has become the chairman of the ICC at the age of just 35, but do you know that Jay Shah is not the first Indian to be elected to the highest post of the ICC.
Before him, four more Indians have worked on this post. Earlier the highest post in the ICC used to be that of the President. Now this post has been named Chairman. In this article, we will let you know who are those Indians who have worked as the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), before Board of Cricket Council in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah.
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These 4 Indians have held the post of ICC Chairman
1. Jagmohan Dalmiya (1997-2000)
The first name in this is Jagmohan Dalmiya. Jagmohan Dalmiya became the first Indian President of the ICC in 1997. He was from Bengal and had also been the President of BCCI.
2. Sharad Pawar (2010-2012)
Sharad Pawar, a prominent politician from Maharashtra, has also served as ICC President for two years. During his tenure, India won the 2011 World Cup.
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3. N Srinivasan (2014-2015)
N Srinivasan became the first chairman of the ICC and held the post from 2014 to 2015. During Srinivasan’s tenure, the ICC took many major decisions.
4. Shashank Manohar (2015-2020)
Shashank Manohar served as ICC Chairman for more than four years. He was succeeded by current ICC President Greg Barclay.