Jay Shah
President of the Asian Cricket Council
Assumed office
30 January 2021
Preceded byNazmul Hasan[1]
Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
Assumed office
24 October 2019
PresidentSourav Ganguly (2019—2022)
Roger Binny (2022—present)
Preceded byAmitabh Choudhary (Interim)
Personal details
Born
Jay Amitbhai Shah

22 September 1988 (1988-09-22) (age 35)
NationalityIndian
Spouse
Rishita Patel
​
(m. 2015)​
Parent
Alma materNirma University (B.Tech.)
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • cricket administrator

Jay Amitbhai Shah (born 22 September 1988)[2] is an Indian businessman, cricket administrator. He became the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary in 2019.[3] He is also the president of Asian Cricket Council. He is the son of Amit Shah, India's Minister of Home Affairs.

Early life

Jay Shah was born to Amit Shah, an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and Sonal Shah on 22 September 1988.[2] He graduated from Nirma University with a B.Tech.[4][5]

Career

Shah worked as one of the directors of Temple Enterprise, a company which was founded in 2004 and involved in the trade of agricultural products. The company shut down operations in October 2016. Shah owns a 60 per cent stake in Kusum Finserve which was established in 2015.[4][6]

After serving as an executive board member of the Central Board of Cricket, Ahmedabad, starting 2009, Shah became the joint secretary of the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) in September 2013.[7][8] During his tenure as joint secretary, he oversaw GCA's construction of the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad, along with his father Amit Shah who was GCA president at the time.[9][10][11]

Shah became a member of the finance and marketing committees of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2015.[12] He stepped down from the position of GCA joint secretary in September 2019.[13] The following month, he was elected as the secretary of BCCI for a one-and-a-half-year term and the youngest of the five office bearers.[8][14] In December 2019, the BCCI selected Shah as its representative for future CEC meetings of International Cricket Council.[15] In January 2021, Asian Cricket Council appointed Shah as President.[16]

In January, 2024, Shah was re-elected as Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president. The ACC top spot is rotated among full-members in Asia. It was going to be Sri Lanka's turn next, but Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) chief Shammi Silva proposed Shah's extension, which the other members accepted. [17]

Personal life

In February 2015, Shah married Rishita Patel, his college girlfriend, in a traditional Gujarati ceremony. The wedding was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other high-ranking public officials.[18][19]

Controversies

Defamation case against The Wire

See also: The Wire (India) § Jay Shah

Shah filed a criminal defamation case and a civil lawsuit of ₹100 crore against the editors of The Wire who, in an October 2017 article, reported that Shah's company's revenue increased 16,000 times one year after Narendra Modi became the Indian Prime Minister.[20] In 2018, the Gujarat High Court restored a gag order, earlier placed by a civil court, on the website, preventing it from publishing any content connecting Shah's businesses to Modi.[21] In August 2019, The Wire withdrew its appeal against the criminal defamation case and announced that it will stand trial.[20]

Achievements

On 05 December 2023, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary, Jay Shah, was awarded 'Sports Business Leader of the Year', during the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Sports Business Awards 2023 for guiding the richest cricket board in introducing a new league (Women's Premier League) and successfully hosting a World Cup at home.[22]

In popular culture

References

  1. ^ "Jay Shah appointed President of Asian Cricket Council".
  2. ^ a b "BCCI Secretary Jay Shah Celebrates 32nd Birthday, Wishes Pour in From Cricketers". News18. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ Acharya, Shayan. "Meet the new men at the BCCI". Sportstar.
  4. ^ a b Singh, Rohini (8 October 2017). "The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah". The Wire. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Amit Shah's son takes guard at BCCI". Ahmedabad Mirror. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ Chatterjee, Manini (16 October 2017). "His father's son". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Narhari Amin back in team GCA, but Saheba knocked out". DNA India. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  8. ^ a b Dikshit, Vishal (23 October 2019). "Meet the BCCI's new office bearers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  9. ^ Patwardhan, Deepti (24 October 2019). "Assurance of not cutting corners over credibility". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  10. ^ "World's largest cricket stadium in Motera few months away from completion". The Times of India. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  11. ^ Rao, K. Shriniwas (31 August 2019). "New Motera stadium is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, says Amit Shah". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  12. ^ Pandey, Devendra (7 April 2015). "N Srinivasan loses BCCI's control". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  13. ^ Rao, K. Shriniwas (29 September 2019). "Amit Shah, son Jay, step down from Gujarat Cricket Association posts". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  14. ^ Acharya, Shayan (1 November 2019). "Meet the new men at the BCCI". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Jay Shah to represent BCCI at ICC CEC meeting". The Times of India. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Jay Shah appointed President of Asian Cricket Council". ANI News. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Jay Shah to continue as ACC president for another year". www.cricket.com. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  18. ^ Bhan, Rohit (11 February 2015). "Wedding of Amit Shah's son feels Delhi chill". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Political bigwigs, corporate czars at engagement of Amit Shah's son". The Times of India. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  20. ^ a b "Jay Shah defamation case: 'The Wire' withdraws its plea from Supreme Court, says will stand trial". Scroll.in. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Jay Shah defamation case: Gujarat High Court restores gag order on The Wire". Scroll.in. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  22. ^ "Jay Shah recognised for leadership role in cricket, conferred Sports Business Leader of the Year Award 2023". WION. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Modern Marvel : World's largest cricket stadium..." YouTube. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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