NEW DELHI: India’s Jay Shah will succeed New Zealander Greg Barclay as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) later this year, the governing body said on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old Shah, son of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home minister Amit Shah, will be the youngest ever ICC chairman when be begins his tenure on Dec. 1.

Barclay decided against seeking a third term and Shah, considered the game’s most influential administrator as the secretary of the world’s richest cricket board, was the sole candidate, the ICC said. —Reuters