Jay Shah takes over as Asian Cricket Council President

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah was on Saturday appointed because the President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
BCCI treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal shared the information on Twitter and wrote: “Congratulations @JayShah on taking over as President of Asian Cricket Council. I’m sure ACC will achieve greater heights under ur leadership and the cricketers of the entire Asian region will benefit. My best wishes for a successful tenure.”
Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) chief Nazmul Hussain was the earlier chief of the ACC and now Jay Shah has taken over the position. The ACC is Asia’s regional administrative physique and it at present consists of 24 member associations.
With BCCI President Sourav Ganguly at present in hospital after present process a profitable angioplasty, Jay has been working additional time to resolve on the destiny of the home calendar in Indian cricket. And on Friday night time, he knowledgeable the state associations that after efficiently organising the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 event, the BCCI is now set to host the Vinoo Mankad Trophy — U19 limited-overs event — together with Vijay Hazare and senior girls’s one-dayers.
BCCI Secretary Jay in his letter to the state associations, accessed by ANI, knowledgeable them that the choice was taken with a watch on the coronavirus pandemic and the suggestions of the state our bodies.
“The pandemic has examined every one in every of us and there’s no life that has remained untouched by it, and whereas it has been troublesome, your help has meant that now we have been in a position to resume each home and worldwide cricket within the males’s class.

“As you might be conscious, now we have misplaced a whole lot of time and consequently, it has been troublesome to plan the cricket calendar on account of the precautions which can be needed for the secure conduct of the video games.
“However, it was extremely important for us to ensure that women’s cricket takes place and I am extremely happy to inform you that we are going to conduct the Senior Women’s One-day tournament simultaneously with the Vijay Hazare Trophy and follow it up with Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under 19. This has been decided after having received your feedback on the domestic season 2020-21,” he wrote.