Jay Shah appointed as president of Asian Cricket Council

The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah was on Saturday unanimously elected as the President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Shah replaces Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief Najmul Hasan Papon.

"The ACC is delighted to announce that Mr. Jay Shah, Hon. Secretary, BCCI has been appointed as its new President. Mr. Shah is the youngest person ever to be appointed to the office. We look forward to working under his energetic and dynamic leadership to take cricket in Asia to new heights!"

BCCI treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal shared the news 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."

The ACC is Asia's regional administrative body and it currently consists of 24 member associations. ACC is responsible for organizing the Asia Cup tournaments. The 2020 edition of the Asia Cup was postponed to June this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pakistan was to originally host the tournament but the tournament is now expected to be held in either Sri Lanka or Bangladesh.