The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah has gained the Sports Business of the Year on the Sports Business Awards 2023, organized by Confederation of Indian Industry. Jay was appointed to the submit of Secretary by board members of BCCI in 2019 and he was reelected for a similar place in October 2022. 

BCCI took to social media platform ‘X’ (previously Twitter) to congratulate Jay Shah for profitable the award, saying that his management has left an indelible mark on the cricketing world. 

“CONGRATULATIONS to BCCI Honorary Secretary @JayShah on being awarded the Sports Business Leader of the Year Award on the @FollowCII Sports Business Awards 2023. A primary for any chief in Indian Sports administration, this recognition is actually deserved!

“His leadership has left an indelible mark on Cricket worldwide— spearheading the ICC Men’s World Cup to new heights, championing inclusivity with significant strides in pay parity and the creation of the Women’s Premier League, steering the inclusion of Cricket at the Olympics, and many more groundbreaking initiatives that have changed the game forever!” BCCI tweeted

Jay Shah started his profession in cricket administration as joint secretary at Gujarat Cricket Association in 2009. Following his stint at GCA, the 35-year-old took over the function of Secretary at BCCI on the age of 31 in 2019. 

Jay Shah introduced pay parity in Indian Cricket

As a Secretary, Jay Shah performed a vital function in promulgating pay parity in Indian cricket. The pay parity has allowed Indian ladies cricketers to obtain the identical match charges as their male counterparts, in keeping with BCCI central contracts. With this, Indian cricket turned the second to implement equal pay. 

Shah additionally prolonged his imaginative and prescient to introduce Women’s Premier League (WPL) and its first season was performed in 2022. With these two initiatives, it has not solely boosted the picture of ladies’s cricket in India but in addition set a benchmark for different sports activities our bodies within the nation to observe. 

Published on: Tuesday, December 05, 2023, 04:01 PM IST