ICC chairman Jay Shah joins new MCC global advisory board

London: International Cricket Council chair Jay Shah has joined the Marylebone Cricket Club’s new global advisory board, which will replace its world cricket committee, reports BBC.com. The board was spawned out of the World Cricket Connects forum hosted by the MCC at Lord’s in 2024 when 120 of the leading voices in the sport gathered to discuss the game. The MCC said it wants the board, which will meet virtually in the main, to be a "leading symposium” in the sport "to ensure cricket’s future success”. Indian Shah, 36, became the youngest ever chairman of the ICC when he succeeded New Zealander Greg Barclay in December 2024. He is the former secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and one of the most powerful figures in the world game. The advisory board will be chaired by former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara, who served as MCC president from October 2019 to September 2021 and was the first non-British person to hold the role. (Agencies)