Chairman of the International Cricket Council

Chairman of the International Cricket Council
Incumbent Jay Shah since 1 December 2024
International Cricket Council
Style	Mr.
Type	Chairman
Status	Head of the International Cricket Council
Seat	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Term length	2 years; renewable twice (6 years maximum) [1]
Precursor	President of the International Cricket Council
Inaugural holder	N. Srinivasan
Formation	2014(11 years ago) (2014)
Deputy	Imran Khwaja
Website	www.icc-cricket.com

The chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is the highest position in the governing body of world cricket. The position was established as an honorary post in 2014 after a revamp of the management of ICC. ^[2] The president heads the ICC board of directors. ^[3] Formerly, the ICC president headed the ICC council but that position become a largely honorary post since the changes pushed through to the ICC constitution in 2014 handed control to the so-called 'Big Three', the England and Wales Cricket Board, Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Australia. ^[4] Former BCCI president N. Srinivasan became the first chairman of ICC on 26 June 2014. ^[5]

Shashank Manohar resigned as Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 30 June 2020, after more than four years in the role. ^[6] ICC deputy chairman Imran Khwaja was made interim chairman until an election in November. ^[7] New Zealand administrator Greg Barclay was elected chairman on 24 November 2020. ^{[8] [9]}

On 28 August 2024, Jay Shah was elected as ICC chairman and assumed office from 1 December 2024. ^[10]

List of chairmen of the ICC

No.	Name	Country	Term of office		Time in office	Remarks	Ref(s)
1	Narayanaswami Srinivasan	India	26 June 2014	9 November 2015	1 year, 136 days	First Chairman of ICC and from India.
2	Shashank Manohar	India	22 November 2015	30 June 2020	4 years, 221 days
–	Imran Khwaja(Interim)	Singapore	1 July 2020	23 November 2020	145 days	First Chairman from Singapore.
3	Greg Barclay	New Zealand	24 November 2020	30 November 2024	4 years, 6 days	First Chairman from New Zealand.	[11]
4	Jay Shah	India	1 December 2024	Incumbent	308 days	Youngest to become ICC chairman at 36	[12]

References

1. "ICC Constitution 2017" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
2. "ICC moves to reduce role of president". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
3. "ICC Board of Directors". ICC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
4. "Srinivasan becomes first ICC chairman post revamp". The Hindu. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
5. "Srinivasan takes over as chairman of ICC". Reuters. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
6. "Shashank Manohar steps down as ICC chairman, Imran Khwaja to take charge on interim basis". Reuters. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
7. "Shashank Manohar resigned from the chairman post of ICC". Sweep Cricket. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
8. "Greg Barclay elected as Independent ICC Chair". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
9. "List of ICC Presidents 2021 – Check Out the Complete List". Entri Blog. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
10. Karhadkar, Amol (2024-08-27). "Jay Shah elected unopposed as next ICC chairman". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2024-08-29.
11. "Greg Barclay elected as Independent ICC Chair". www.icc-cricket.com. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
12. "Jay Shah starts tenure as ICC Chair". www.icc-cricket.com. 1 December 2024.