New Roles For Rajeev Shukla, Ashish Shelar In Asian Cricket Council As BCCI Expands Its Influence

Ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, BCCI has added two new members to the board of the  Asian Cricket Council. Rajeev Shukla and Ashish Shellar will now serve as representatives of the Indian cricket board.

Rajeev Shukla, Ashish Shelar Appointed To The ACC Board

Shukla has been ever-present in the BCCI having also served as the chairman of IPL. He has been nominated and will serve as an Executive Member on the ACC board. On the other side, Shelar will be an Ex-Officio Board Member on the ACC board. A BCCI statement confirmed the development.

"The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would like to inform about updates regarding its representation on the Board of Directors of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

"With Mr. Jay Shah taking over as the Chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC), his position on the ACC Board became vacant. Till recently he was President, ACC.

"Mr. Rajeev Shukla will represent the BCCI as an Executive Board Member on the ACC Board.

"Mr. Ashish Shelar will be the BCCI representative on the ACC Board as the Ex-Officio Board Member.

“On behalf of the BCCI Office Bearers and Apex Council, we wish both of them a successful tenure as the ACC works towards promoting, developing and strengthening cricket in Asia.”

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The 2025 Asia Cup Is Slated To Be Held At A Neutral Venue

Current ICC chairman Jay Shah left his role as ACC president last year after serving three back-to-back terms. As reported by Cricbuzz, the Asia Cup, tentatively slated to be held in September in a T20 format, will be one of the priorities for the ACC board. Despite BCC being the designated host, the ACC has decided to conduct the event at a neutral venue keeping in mind the India-Pakistan scenario.

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The current cycle is scheduled to end in 2031, and within this stipulated period four Asia Cups are scheduled to be hosted. After the 2025 edition, the rest of the three Asia Cups will be conducted by Bangladesh, PCB and Sri Lanka respectively.