India's Jay Shah takes over as new ICC chairman

The BCCI's outgoing secretary Jay Shah on Sunday took charge as the chairman of the International Cricket Council, becoming the fifth Indian to head the global body. The 36-year-old Shah, who has been the BCCI secretary for the last five years, was the unanimous choice of ICC's Board of Directors and replaced New Zealand attorney Greg Barclay, who didn't wish to continue for a third consecutive term. Before Shah, businessman late Jagmohan Dalmiya, politician Sharad Pawar, lawyer Shashank Manohar and industrialist N Srinivasan had all headed the world cricket body.
Shah acknowledged Barclay's contributions to the ICC over the last four years. "I would also like to thank Greg Barclay for his leadership in the role for the past four years and the milestones achieved during that period," he said. "I look forward to working closely with the ICC team and the Member countries to expand the game's reach and evolution on the global stage."
Having started as an administrator at the district level in Gujarat Cricket Association when he was still a college student, Shah has worked his way up the ladder from state to national and now global level.It was during his time that Gujarat became a domestic force by winning the Ranji Trophy for the first time and he has also been the man behind the world's largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad's Motera.During his tenure as BCCI secretary, the domestic match fees have increased manifold and he has been instrumental in starting Test cricket incentive bonus for national players with emphasis on white-ball game.However, the two major milestones for him as BCCI secretary are the starting of Women's Premier League and having equal match fees for men and women's national team players.