Jay Shah's blunt remark about Pakistan, Bangladesh's ‘pull out’ row before T20 World Cup: ‘No country bigger than ICC’

However, days later, Pakistan took a U-turn after the ICC confirmed that no sanctions would be imposed on Bangladesh for missing the T20 World Cup. Apart from that, Bangladesh was also handed the hosting rights for an ICC event, most likely the next U19 World Cup.

Days after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, Jay Shah finally responded to the drama that occurred before the tournament, saying “no country” is bigger than the ICC and that he's proud of how things eventually panned out.

After Bangladesh confirmed that they would not travel to India, the ICC showed them the door and replaced them with Scotland in Group C. The tournament, which saw the Men in Blue defend their title, broke viewership records left, right and centre.

"The World Cup has shattered all viewership records. For the first time in history, we recorded 7.2 million concurrent viewers. All records were broken in overall viewership. If you see, the USA gave India a hard time, the Netherlands troubled Pakistan, Zimbabwe beat Australia, and Nepal gave England a scare. I congratulate all the associate teams; they have done very well against the full members," he added.

“I have a message for Surya and Gautam Bhai: slipping from the top to the bottom takes only months, while climbing from the bottom to the top takes years. Keep working hard and keep winning awards. When I was on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), I had planned till the 2028 Olympics. Now I am in the ICC, and others are in charge at the BCCI. All of you should prepare for 2030, 2031 and even 2036,” he said.

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