Outgoing ICC Chair Greg Barclay on how new chief Jay Shah can take cricket to 'another level'

Outgoing ICC chair Greg Barclay said that with Jay Shah as the new head, the BCCI and Indian cricket team can unite and grow the game of cricket by helping other smaller members achieve better revenue. “We’re really lucky to have India, they’re a massive contributor to the game across all the measures, but one country having that amount of power and influence does distort a whole lot of other outcomes, which is not necessarily helpful in terms of that global growth.” Barclay, who was ICC chairman for four years, said the Indian cricket team and BCCI under Shah’s guidance can use their influence to grow the game globally and benefit smaller members. “There are a number of things that India could do to help unite and grow the game, including commercially helping to pool off-shore rights, using their teams to give opportunity to smaller full members and emerging countries, using their clout to open new territories and markets, collaborating closely with the ICC to help benefit members, as examples,” he said. Barclay defends ICC’s decision not to sanction Afghanistan The Canadian-New Zealand sports administrator also defended ICC’s decision not to sanction Afghanistan’s full membership membership status after the Afghanistan Cricket Board was not allowed by the Taliban government to field a women’s team.