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 on angelo mathews retirement: Sri Lankan legendary batsman Angelo Mathews has said goodbye to Test cricket on Saturday. He played his last Test match against Bangladesh. Mathews had announced last month that he would retire in the first match of the Test series against Bangladesh. Matthews took the field for the last time on Saturday for a Test match. After retirement, Mathews is getting best wishes from all sides. During this, ICC Chairman Jai Shah has also greeted him after retirement.

Jai Shah wished Mathews

ICC Chairman Jai shared the post on X after Mathews’s retirement. He wrote “Congratulations for a great Test career, Angelo Mathews, more than 8000 runs in 16 years reflect your dedication and long life, and set examples for future stars of the game.”

Congratulations on a fantastic test career, Angelo Mathews! More than 8000 Runs Across 16 Years Shows Your Dedication and Longevity in Whites, and Sets an example for future stars of the game.@OFFICIALC pic.twitter.com/50kjenb3eu

– Jay Shah (@Jayshah) June 21, 2025

Mathews’ legend test career

Mathews’s Test career has been excellent. Mathews has scored 8214 runs in 119 Tests for Sri Lanka. Mathews is the third highest run -scorer for Sri Lanka in Test cricket. More runs than Mathews, two great Sri Lankan players Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene have scored. Sangakkara has scored 12,400 in 134 matches and Jayawardene has scored 11,814 runs in 149 matches.

Mathews has also taken 33 wickets in the Test. Mathews has scored 45 half -centuries and 16 centuries in his Test career. Mathews made his Test debut against Pakistan in 2009 at Galle Maidan. Mathews has now also played his last Test match on Galle ground. Let me tell you that Mathews became the youngest Test captain for Sri Lanka in 2013. Matthews still has that record. Mathews became captain in the Tests at the age of only 25 years and 279 days.

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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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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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ICC Initiative Afghanistan Women Cricketers: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched a new initiative on Sunday. Under this initiative, a task force has been formed for the displaced women cricketers of Afghanistan. The Cricket Board of India, England and Australia has shown its support in this initiative with the ICC. Through this, Afghanistan’s talented women cricketers will be provided assistance not only a cricket career but also personally.

For the financial help of these women cricketers, the funds will be prepared, which helps the players to move forward in that game. Under this new policy, Afghan women cricketers will be provided advanced training, high level resources and mentalship will also be provided to improve their skills. ICC Chairman Jai Shah has also expressed happiness on this initiative.

Jai Shah expressed happiness

Expressing happiness over the new initiative, ICC Chairman Jai Shah said, “The whole team of ICC is committed that every cricketer must get an opportunity to achieve success, no matter what circumstances come in front of him. We are proud of the formation of this task force and fund fund with the support of their partners. We want to ensure that we can ensure that the women’s cricketers can grow forward under this high-performance program.”

Taliban was banned in government

Remind you that after coming to the Taliban government in Afghanistan, women were banned from many things including reading, participating in sports. Let us tell you that England and Australia are 2 big countries who refused to play with the Mains team of Afghanistan citing women empowerment.

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