Jay Shah to serve two three-year terms as president following ICC Board recommendation

Jay Shah could end up serving as ICC president for two terms of three years each instead of three terms of two years each, which is the current norm, after he takes office on December 1. This after the ICC Board, which met in Dubai over the weekend, recommended that the mandate – for the president and the independent director – be changed.

In a statement on Monday, the ICC said the recommendation will now be “circulated for approval” among its members, including full and associate members.

While no reason behind the recommendation was made public, the move is understood to be part of the ICC’s push for better governance. The ICC Board believes that it will provide security and stability to both the Chairman and the Independent Director, who are part of the ICC Board, without having to worry about elections every two years. Additionally, while the overall six-year term remains the same, there will be more continuity.

Shah, 35, was elected unopposed to replace outgoing ICC president Greg Barclay, who has served two of his three terms since he was first elected in 2020. Meanwhile, the independent director position has been vacant since former Pepsico chairwoman Indra Nooyi finished her three terms earlier this summer.

There were also changes to the ICC men’s cricket committee: New Zealand businessman Scott Weenink was named as a full member and Scott Edwards, the 28-year-old Dutch captain, was named as an associate member.

In a statement issued by the Royal Netherlands Cricket Association*, Edwards said: “I am very excited and grateful to have the opportunity to join the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee. Having been in the ICC Associate Members system and playing with and against many full members As a member and associate member for the past six years, I believe I have a good understanding of the challenges that associate countries and players face and I hope to represent these countries to the best of my ability.”

Women’s FTP for 2025-2029 will be available soon

The ICC Board has approved the next women’s future tour program (FTP) for the 2025-2029 cycle, which will be announced in a few days. It will be the second FTP for women after the one announced in 2022.

The ICC Chief Executives Committee (CEC) also approved changing the schedule for the annual update of the women’s rankings from October 1 to May 1 each year. For the rankings to be reflected, teams will have to play a minimum of eight matches per format (ODI and T20I) instead of the current six. This is due to the increasing volume of women’s cricket.

The mechanism for Associate teams to obtain ODI status has also been formalized. Currently, there are 16 women’s teams with ODI status. In addition to the 11 full members, five associate members (Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Thailand and the United States) were included in the 2022-2025 cycle. For the 2025-2029 cycle, the top two associate teams that qualify for the 2025 ODI World Cup Women’s Qualifier will be granted ODI status, while the remaining three spots will be filled based on the T20I rankings at the time of the annual update. [May 1, 2025]. This will mean that his ODI status will depend on his T20I performances.

The creation of two annual T20I tournaments between 2025 and 2028 for Associated teams has also been approved. This is aimed at boosting competition ahead of the 16-team Women’s T20 World Cup in 2030.

*The article was updated with Scott Edwards’ statement at 11:55 am GMT on 22 October 2024.

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