Jay shah meets uefa president: Jai Shah was sitting on the ICC chairman’s chair last year. After that he has constantly tried to increase the popularity of cricket globally. Jai Shah has appeared to be committed to promote women’s cricket to make the plan such as Cricket in Olympics in 2028 Olympics. Now he has met UEFA President Alexander Sepherin before the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 final (Champions League Final).

The final match of the Champions League is to be played between Paris Saint German and Inter Milan. The title collision will take place in Alianz Arina of Munich, which earlier ICC chairman Jai Shah said that it was an honor for him to know as a representative of cricket in Munich.

Jai Shah wrote on social media, “Being a representative of cricket in Munich was a matter of pride. Before the final of the Champions League, UEFA President Alexander met Sepherin. It is always a matter of honor to meet the big personalities of the sports world and ICC is constantly committed to gaining popularity globally.”

Honoured to represent cricket in munich ahead of the @championsleague Final and have discusations with uefa president aleksander čeferin. It’s Always Valuable to Spend Time With Other Sporting Leaders as the @Icc Expands Our Sport’s Global Reach. pic.twitter.com/ddbtwpmrqy

– Jay Shah (@Jayshah) May 31, 2025

This year Jai Shah met Thomas Bak, President of the International Olympic Committee. Let us tell you that cricket is going to return to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, in which only 6 teams are going to participate.

Recently, ICC, headed by Jai Shah, has also changed some rules of cricket. In ODI cricket, 2 balls were used in the first 50 overs game. Now according to the new rule, 2 balls will be used for 1-34 overs, while for 35-50 overs, the fielding team will have to continue the bowling by selecting one of them. At the same time, the number of overs in a match is reduced by 25 or less, then only one ball will be used in an innings.

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ICC Chairman Jay Shah Botswana Visit: Jai Shah has become the first ICC chairman of history to visit Botswana country located in the African continent. Actually Jai Shah recently reached the ICC meeting in Zimbabwe, after which he visited Botswana from 14-16 April. Here he spoke on issues related to the Associate Members of ICC. He also learned the condition of cricket in Botswana. He was accompanied by Dr. Tavengwa, chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket Board and some other ICC officials on this tour.

Before knowing the condition of cricket in Botswana, ICC Chairman Jai Shah also enjoyed walking in the wildlife park in the town of Gaboron, the capital of the country. While staying in Gaboron, Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) met some members of Jai Shah’s Sports Minister Jacob Kelbeng, Botswana National Sports Commission and Botswana National Olympic Committee. This meeting was organized by Indian High Commissioner Kumar Kuthati in Botswana.

2027 World Cup preparations were reviewed

Jai Shah recently took stock of the preparations for the 2027 World Cup. Let us tell you that the next ODI Cricket World Cup is to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. He reviewed the pitches at the Wanderers ground in South Africa. Shah was welcomed with a red carpet in the Wanderers. At the same time, he also met the officials of the Centurion Ground.

Talking about 2027 ODI World Cup, it is going to be very special. The number of teams will be increased to 14 in this upcoming tournament, in which a total of 54 matches will be played. Being a host, South Africa and Zimbabwe have already qualified for the World Cup, but Namibia will have to pass the qualification round examination despite being hosts.

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