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Temba Bavuma or Jay Shah, who won the trophy, confusion over ICC video
After South Africa won the World Test Championship at Lord’s, the ICC posted a video on its X handle yesterday about this victory. In that video, ICC Chairman Jay Shah was shown multiple times, which fans and journalists could not take well. The Indian Chairman of the ICC has been the victim of insults and humor. According to the media, the ICC removed the video yesterday after criticism started. But today, the video was reposted again at 10:32 am Bangladesh time on the ICC X handle. Jay Shah is shown 11 times out of a total of 23 shots in this 45-second video.
Temba Bavuma or Jay Shah, who won the trophy, confusion over ICC video
South Africa defeated Australia by 5 wickets in the Test Championship final. With this, the Proteas won an ICC tournament after 27 years.
Naturally, everyone expected that the players of both teams would dominate this video after the match. But Jay Shah’s multiple appearances caught the eye of many.
For example, Sri Lankan cricket journalist Andrew Fidel Fernando. His post on his X handle, ‘Here’s the Grok (AI chatbot), how many runs and wickets did Jay Shah take in the Test Championship final.
Temba Bavuma or Jay Shah, who won the trophy, confusion over ICC video
Another cricket journalist named Erica Morris wrote on her X handle, ‘I couldn’t believe the ICC final was Jay Shah vs Jay Shah. The video looks like it was made by a group (member) to praise Jay Shah. Yes, he is the ICC chairman but the post was about the Test Championship final, and Jay Shah is shown 12 times (11 times).’
Cricket broadcaster Paul Dennett wrote on his X handle, ‘Have you seen the ICC video? It was supposed to celebrate the Test Championship final – but instead Jay Shah is shown 11 times. Very strange. Funny.’
Indian cartoonist Satirsh Acharya wrote on X Handle, ‘It is funny that Jay Shah is shown more times in ICC videos than Test Championship-winning captain Temba Bavuma.’
At the age of just 35, Jay Shah was elected as the ICC chairman unopposed. He is the youngest chairman in the history of ICC. Jay Shah, who started his career as a cricket organizer in Gujarat in 2009, was the secretary of BCCI. He left this post to take over as the ICC chairman.
