Jai Shah, chairman of the International Cricket Council, has turned 37 today. He was born on this day in 1988. He stepped into the cricket administration after becoming a member of the board in the Gujarat Cricket Association. After that he stepped into BCCI and later became Secretary of the Board. Shah has achieved a lot of success in a very short time and now ICC is sitting in the post of chairman and providing his services to world cricket. All these were things related to his professional life, but are Jai Shah married.

Are Jai Shah married?

Yes, Jai Shah is married. He married his college time girlfriend Rishita Patel on 10 February 2015. His wedding ceremony was attended by big leaders of India and VVIAP guests. The wedding ceremony was held at the YMCA International Center in Ahmedabad.

Jai Shah and Rishita Patel met for the first time in college days. Gradually their friendship changed into love, which he gave the form of marriage in 2015. They say no, a woman has a hand behind every successful man. Rishita has always supported Jai Shah, like an ideal partner.

How many children have their father Jai Shah?

Jai Shah is the father of 3 children. He has 2 daughters and a son. In November last year, his house was born by his son. According to reports, her first daughter was born in the year 2017, while about 2 years later, in 2019, her house was stepped up by another little guest.

Talking about Rishita Patel, she is the daughter of a businessman from Ghatlodia, Gujarat. According to reports, Rishita is a housewife and is said to have a lot of attachment to animals.

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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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