BCCI secretary Jay Shah is all set to take over as the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman, reported 'The Age' on Wednesday. Speculations of Jay Shah's elevation were ripe after current ICC chairman Greg Barclay opted out of a third term on Tuesday after the end of his tenure on November 30.

After the current ICC chairman, Greg Barclay opted out of a third term following his tenure on November 30, the spotlight is on BCCI secretary Jay Shah with reports claiming Shah is likely to replace Barclay as the chair of the International Cricket Council.

As per a report in The Age, the path clear for Shah to take over with support from, ‘Australia and England, among other countries, to run the ICC for at least three years under a revised constitution’.