Jay Shah will serve two three-year terms as chairman after the recommendation of the ICC Board

Jay Shah may end up serving as ICC chairman for two terms of three years each instead of three terms of two years each, which is the norm now, after taking office on December 1. This is after the ICC Board, which met in Dubai. over the weekend, it suggested that the name – of the chairman and independent director – be changed.

In a statement on Monday, the ICC said the recommendation will now be “circulated for approval” to its members, which include Full and Associate Members.

While no reason behind the recommendation has been made public, it is understood that the move is part of the ICC’s drive for better governance. The ICC Board believes that it will provide security and stability to both the chairman and the independent director, who sits on the ICC Board, without having to worry about elections every two years. And, although the overall six-year period remains the same, there will be some continuity.

There have been changes to the ICC men’s cricket committee, with New Zealand businessman Scott Weenink appointed as a Full Member representative, and Scott Edwards, the 28-year-old Netherlands captain, as an Associate Member representative.