BCCI secretary Jay Shah will represent India at the next ICC board meeting, scheduled to be held later this month. Shah representing India in the absence of Sourav Ganguly has triggered a full-blown nepotism debate.
BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal, according to news agency PTI, said that Shah ‘will be representing BCCI at the next ICC board meeting as Dada is recovering and has been advised rest.’ He clarified, “This is only for this meeting.”
Under the ICC rules, board presidents attend the ICC’s Board of Directors meeting, while secretaries usually attend Chief Executives Meeting (CEC).
No sooner did the news of Shah attending the next ICC Board meeting emerge, it triggered a nepotism debate with Twitterati questioning the BCCI’s secretary’s cricket credentials. However, many were also quick to highlight that seldom Shah was not the only cricket administrator with no cricketing pedigree.
Jay Shah to Be Named BCCI’s Representative to ICC Board !! pic.twitter.com/MV5BUb3rK0
— Spartacus (@SDey83) January 10, 2021
Jay Shah secretatary of @BCCI is going to be India’s representative in @ICC.
Those who are making fun of this remember that even Sharad Pawar & Jagmoham dalmiya had also been #BCCI president before.
In my opinion only Cricketers should be given such Positions.#JAY #INDvAUS— Anshul Bhardwaj (@bhardwajpunjbi7) January 10, 2021
I still remember when Jay shah scored 301 run in 2015 world cup even though we just need 255 runs to win still he scored 301 runs what legendary player.. He took retirement so early shame on bcci
— Shweta Malwi (@shweta_malwi) January 10, 2021
Hey @KanganaTeam, is Jay Shah the ‘Worst Product of Nepotism’ or not?
You talk about every topic under the sun, then why not about Jay Shah?
No ‘Penetrate like an X-ray’ when it comes to the subject of Shah-zada?https://t.co/ALafraPjSI
— ?? केतन ?? (@ketan_sarkar_) January 10, 2021
Jay Shah would be named BCCI’s representative in the ICC Board. Finally talent would be recognized. This has nothing to do with dynastic politics and nepotism.
Nepotism is only in Bollywood and INC.— Arghya Protim Bala (@arghya_bala) January 10, 2021
Ganguly had suffered a heart attack last week while working out in a gym. He had to be rushed to Kolkata’s Woodlands Hospital, where the former India captain had to undergo angioplasty.
Jay Shah is the son of India’s Home Minister Amit Shah and his appointment as the BCCI secretary has often been a topic of intense social media debate.