'IPL script writers ko bhi award dete h kya' - Fans react as Jay Shah wins CNBC TV18's IBLA 'Game Changer' Award

Jay Shah (Source: Twitter)

Indian Cricket Board secretary Jay Shah was honoured with the ‘Game Changer of the Year’ award at CNBC TV18’s India Business Leader Awards (IBLA) held at the Jio World Convention Centre, BKC, Mumbai on Thursday, May 11.

Shah attended the awards ceremony alongside greats of women's cricket such as Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami, as well as current members of Team India including skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, and Jemimah Rodrigues.

Watch the video of Jai Shah receiving the award:

#LegacyInspiringExcellence I @BCCI wins 'Game Changer of the Year' award at #CNBC18IBLA@JayShah @JemiRodrigues @M_Raj03 @ImHarmanpreet @mandhana_smriti @JhulanG10 #RenukaSinghThakur pic.twitter.com/6Ijfbcl49T

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18News) May 11, 2023

Shah, who is also the president of Asian Cricket Council (ACC), dedicated the IBLA award to the India women cricketers, recalling a few key instances.

"Thankful to all cricketers who work hard on the field. Thankful to linear and digital viewers for supporting the game of cricket. I would like to dedicate this IBLA award to all our women cricketers. In 2019, women players played their first ever pink-ball test in Australia where they dominated," he said.

"When I took over the Indian Cricket Board, I decided we couldn’t allow discrimination in match fees and decided on pay parity. There was unanimous agreement over ensuring pay parity for women cricketers in India," the 34-year-old added.

Women’s cricket holds lucrative offers for young girls: Mithali Raj

Former India captain Mithali Raj stated she witnessed numerous advancements in women's cricket in the last two years and hopes that many young girls would choose cricket as a career in the coming years.

“I have seen a whole lot of changes in women’s cricket in the last two years. Women’s cricket is a viable sport and holds lucrative offers for young girls. Women cricketers on television will inspire many other girls to walk down their path," Mithali said.

Jhulan Goswami, widely regarded as one of the best bowlers of all time, believes the Indian Cricket Board's Women's Premier League (WPL) is the game-changer for women's cricket in India.

“Women’s Premier League will be a game-changer for Women’s cricket. More young girls say they want to become WPL players and participate in the tournament," Jhulan said.

The 18th edition of India Business Leader Awards night was presented by Standard Chartered in partnership with Hindustan Times. The honour is intended to recognise remarkable leaders, high achievers, and true visionaries in Indian business.

Here's how fans reacted to Jai Shah winning the award:

Game Changer of IPL with some interesting scripts

— Daroori Naveen Abhiram (@dnabhi9676) May 12, 2023

Dream 11 game changer award tha script ke liye 🤣🤣

— HemantRajSharma (@raj_sharma24104) May 12, 2023

Ye konsa game khel raha tha be 🤯
Isko khelna aata bhi hai 🤔

— Akshay Lamsoge (@GadgetGuyAkshay) May 12, 2023

Haa end moment pe game change karwa deta hai ye

— Nadeem Khan (@imnadee) May 12, 2023

People throw unwanted hate on this man just because he is son of Amit Shah. But he has done a fabulous job for BCCI in his limited tenure. From uplifting women's cricket to ensuring wellbeing of Indian cricketers, many good steps were taken by Jay Shah. Credit where it's true 🤗

— ಗಡಿನಾಡ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ (@tulunaduUtd) May 12, 2023

For changing the script and making game interesting 😋

— NIKHIL (@nikhil_nsu) May 12, 2023

Ipl script writers ko bhi award dete h kya🤔

— shardul thakur (@shardul_thakur9) May 12, 2023

deserved award should get vimal filmfare award for best scriptwriter

— HelloWorld (@ShivamK83596389) May 12, 2023

@JayShah script me rcb playoff me jaa rahi ya nahi bata do😓

— Atul (@dikhhat_hai_) May 12, 2023

Kahi bhi aur kabhi bhi game change karwa dete hai.

Sandeep Sharma se puchho. pic.twitter.com/u9z1osA3QL

— Dr Nikhil Jain (@iamMarketWiz) May 12, 2023

🫡🫡real game changer of IPL..if you know you know 🫡🫡

— Abhishek (@MSDianAbhiii) May 12, 2023