Jay Shah's BCCI chair to remain vacant till September 2025; Replacement Sealed and Signed

There has been speculation over who will succeed Jay Shah as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary following his appointment as ICC chairman. With less than a month left before Shah steps down, there is still no clarity on the new appointment, and no name has been finalized yet.

Shah will officially take over as the ICC chairman on December 1. He was elected unopposed, succeeding New Zealand's Greg Barclay, who decided to decline a third term. The 35-year-old becomes the youngest-ever ICC chairman. The board of directors had finalized nominations for the new chief by August 27.

With no other candidates nominated, the BCCI secretary's path to becoming ICC chairman was clear. He was unanimously elected for the position, becoming the fifth Indian to lead the ICC. Shah joined the list of administrators, including Jagmohan Dalmiya, Sharad Pawar, N Srinivasan, and Shashank Manohar.

BCCI Yet to Decide on New Secretary - Report

A senior BCCI official confirmed that no name has been finalized for the position of the next secretary. The official stated that there has been no discussion regarding Shah's successor. The BCCI is yet to make any decision about the appointment, and it will be addressed in due course.

"Yes, his name is doing rounds but there has been no discussion on him yet. He is not in the race to replace Jay Shah as the next Secretary and the Indian cricket board is yet to take any call as far as the Secretary is concerned. It will be taken in due course of time," says a BCCI official privy to developments, as quoted by The Times Of India.

Jay Shah's Chair in BCCI to Remain Vacant till September 2025

Rohan Jaitley and Anil Patel are among the potential candidates for the BCCI secretary role. However, Jay Shah’s position will remain vacant until September 2025, with Devajit Saikia stepping in as the Acting Secretary, according to the latest report.

Devajit Saikia, the current joint secretary at the BCCI, is a former cricketer who represented Assam in the Ranji Trophy. He later became the secretary of the Assam Cricket Association. Saikia was also part of the core team that successfully hosted India's first-ever T20I against Australia in Barsapara in 2017.

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Jay Shah's Career in Cricket Administration Began in 2009

Jay Shah's career in cricket administration began in 2009 with the Gujarat Cricket Association. He became the BCCI secretary in 2019 and played a pivotal role during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022, Shah was re-elected as BCCI secretary and later joined the ICC's Finance & Commercial Affairs committee. He became its chairman in 2023.

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