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Asian Cricket Council
	Official logo of the ACC
Abbreviation	ACC
Formation	19 September 1983
Purpose	Cricket administration
Headquarters	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Region	Asia
Membership	27
Official language	English
President	Jay Shah
Vice President	Pankaj Khimji
Website	www.asiancricket.org

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is a cricket organization which was established in 1983, to promote and develop the sport of Cricket in Asia. Subordinate to the International Cricket Council, the council is the continent's regional administrative body, and currently consists of 27 member associations. Jay Shah is the current president of Asian Cricket Council.^[1]^[2]

History

The council was formed as the Asian Cricket Conference in New Delhi, India, on 19 September 1983, with the original members being Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, and Sri Lanka. Changing its name to the present in 1995. Until 2003, the headquarters of the council were rotated biennially amongst the presidents' and secretaries' home countries. The organization's current president is Jay Shah, who is also the Secretary of the BCCI.

The council runs a development program that supports coaching, umpiring and sports medicine programs in member countries, funded from television revenues collected during the officially sanctioned Asian Cricket Council tournaments including the Asia Cup , Under-19 Asia Cup , Women's Asia Cup and various other tournaments.

Previously ACC was headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which was officially opened on 20 August 2016.^[3] In 2019, the headquarter of the ACC was moved to Dubai, near the International Cricket Council (ICC) office.^[4]

Members of ACC

Members of Asian Cricket Council
No.	Country	Association	ICC Membership Status	ICC Membership	ACC Membership
Full Members of ICC (5)
1	India	Board of Control for Cricket in India	Full Member	1926	1983
2	Pakistan	Pakistan Cricket Board	Full Member	1952	1983
3	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Cricket	Full Member	1981^[a]	1983
4	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Cricket Board	Full Member	2000^[b]	1983
5	Afghanistan	Afghanistan Cricket Board	Full Member	2017^[c]	2001
Associate Members of ICC with ODI & T20I status (3)
6	UAE	Emirates Cricket Board	Associate	1990	1984
7	Nepal	Cricket Association of Nepal	Associate	1996	1990
8	Oman	Oman Cricket Board	Associate	2014	2000
Associate Members of ICC with T20I status (17)
9	Hong Kong	Cricket Hong Kong	Associate	1969	1983
10	Malaysia	Malaysian Cricket Association	Associate	1967	1983
11	Singapore	Singapore Cricket Association	Associate	1974	1983
12	Thailand	Cricket Association of Thailand	Associate^[d]	2005	1996
13	Maldives	Cricket Control Board of Maldives	Associate	2017	1996
14	Qatar	Qatar Cricket Association	Associate	2017	2000
15	Bhutan	Bhutan Cricket Council Board	Associate	2017	2001
16	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation	Associate	2016	2003
17	Bahrain	Bahrain Cricket Association	Associate	2017	2003
18	Iran	Islamic Republic of Iran Cricket Association	Associate	2017	2003
19	China	Chinese Cricket Association	Associate	2017	2004
20	Kuwait	Kuwait Cricket Association	Associate	2005	2005
21	Myanmar	Myanmar Cricket Federation	Associate	2017	2005
22	Cambodia	Cricket Association of Cambodia	Associate	2022	2012
23	Japan	Japan Cricket Association	Associate	1989	2024^[e]
24	Indonesia	Indonesian Cricket Association	Associate	2001	2024^[f]
25	Tajikistan	Tajikistan Cricket Federation	Associate	2021	2024^[g]
Non-members of ICC (2)
26	Brunei	Brunei Darussalam National Cricket Association	—	—	1996
27	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei Cricket Association	—	—	2012

Notes:

^ Sri Lanka became associate member of ICC in 1965, before getting Full Membership in 1981. Sri Lanka was also the first associate member to get full member status.
^ Bangladesh became associate member of ICC in 1977, and later promoted to Full Member in 2000.
^ Afghanistan was granted associate membership of ICC in 2014, before getting promoted to Full Member in 2017.
^ Thailand Women's team has Women's ODI status.
^ Japan has ACC membership while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways. Japan was also a member of the ACC between 1996–2001.
^ Indonesia has ACC membership while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways.
^ Tajikistan, one of the newest members of the ICC, has been granted provisional membership of the Asian Cricket Council in January 2024, subject to an evaluation visit to determine their eligibility for permanent status.

Members of ICC in Asia but not part of Asian Cricket Council

Members of ICC Asia
No.	Country	Association	ICC Membership Status	ICC Membership
1	Mongolia	Mongolia Cricket Association	Associate	2021
2	Uzbekistan	Cricket Federation of Uzbekistan	Associate	2022

Members of ICC East Asia-Pacific
No.	Country	Association	ICC Membership Status	ICC Membership	EAP membership
1	Philippines	Philippine Cricket Association	Associate	2000	2000
2	South Korea	Korea Cricket Association	Associate	2001	2001

Former members of Asian Cricket Council

Former ACC members that became part of the ICC East Asia-Pacific
No.	Country	Association	ICC Membership Status	ICC Membership	ACC Membership
1	Fiji	Fiji Cricket Association	Associate	1965	1996–2001
2	Papua New Guinea	Cricket PNG	Associate	1973	1996–2001

Map

ACC Events

Current Title Holders :

Tournament	Latest edition	Champions	Next edition
Men
ACC Men's Asia Cup	2023	India	2025
ACC Men's Premier Cup	2023	Nepal	2024
ACC Men's Challenger Cup	2024	Saudi Arabia	2026
ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup	2023	Pakistan A	2024
Women
ACC Women's Asia Cup	2022	India	2024
ACC Women's Premier Cup	2024	United Arab Emirates	2026
ACC Women's Emerging Teams Asia Cup	2023	India A	2024
Under-19
ACC Men's Under-19 Asia Cup	2023	Bangladesh	2024
ACC Men's Under-19 Premier Cup	2023	Nepal	2025
Under-16
ACC Men’s U16 East Zone Cup	2023	Nepal	2025
ACC Men’s U16 West Zone Cup	2023	United Arab Emirates	2025

Defunct Events

Officials

Executive Board members

ACC Executive Board Members^[5]
Name	Nationality	Board	Post
Jay Shah	India	Board of Control for cricket in India	President
Pankaj Khimji	Oman	Oman Cricket	Vice President
Zaka Ashraf	Pakistan	Pakistan Cricket Board	Executive Board Member
Shammi Silva	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Cricket	Executive Board Member
Nazmul Hassan	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Cricket Board	Executive Board Member
Mirwais Ashraf	Afghanistan	Afghanistan Cricket Board	Executive Board Member
Ravi Sehgal	Thailand	Cricket Association of Thailand	Executive Board Member
Khalid Al Zarooni	United Arab Emirates	Emirates Cricket Board	Executive Board Member
Mohamed Faisal	Maldives	Cricket Control Board of Maldives	Executive Board Member
Ashley De Silva	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Cricket	Ex Officio; CEO, SLC
Arun Singh Dhumal	India	Board of Control for Cricket in India	Ex Officio; CEO, BCCI
Faisal Hasnain	Pakistan	Pakistan Cricket Board	Ex Officio; CEO, PCB
Nizam Uddin Chowdhury	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Cricket Board	Ex Officio; CEO, BCB
Naseeb Khan	Afghanistan	Afghanistan Cricket Board	Ex-officio, CEO, ACB

Last Updated: 23 July 2023

ACC Executive Committee

ACC Executive Committee^[5]
Name	Nationality	Board	Post
Amitabh Choudhary	India	Board of Control for Cricket in India	Chairman, Executive Committee
Nazmul Hassan Papon	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Cricket Board	President
Kamal Padmasiri	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Cricket	Member
Ehsan Mani	Pakistan	Pakistan Cricket Board	Member
Azizullah Fazli	Afghanistan	Afghanistan Cricket Board	Member
Thusith Perera	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Cricket	Convenor, GM – Finance & Operations

Development team

Development Committee

ACC Development Committee^[5]
Name	Nationality	Board	Post
Kamal Padmasiri	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Cricket	Chairman
Nazmul Hassan Papon	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Cricket Board	President
Mahinda Vallipuram	Malaysia	Malaysia Cricket Association	Member
Nadeem Nadwi	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Cricket Centre	Member
Manzoor Ahmad	Qatar	Qatar Cricket Association	Member
Sultan Rana	Pakistan	Pakistan Cricket Board	Convenor – Events and Development Manager^[6]

Resource staff (Umpiring)

Past presidents

Sl. No	Name	Country	Term
1	N. K. P. Salve	India	1983–85^[7]
2	Gamini Dissanayake	Sri Lanka	1985–87
3	Lt. Gen. G.S Butt	Pakistan	1987
4	Lt. Gen. Zahid Ali Akbar Khan	Pakistan	1988–89
5	Anisul Islam Mahmud	Bangladesh	1989–91
6	Abdulrahman Bukhatir	UAE	1991–93
7	Madhavrao Scindia	India	1993
8	IS Bindra	India	1993–97
9	Upali Dharmadasa	Sri Lanka	1997–98
10	Thilanga Sumathipala	Sri Lanka	1998–99
11	Mujibur Rahman	Pakistan	1999-99
12	Zafar Altaf		1999-00
13	Lt. Gen. Tauqir Zia		2000–02
14	Mohammad Ali Asghar	Bangladesh	2002–04
15	Jagmohan Dalmiya	India	2004–05
16	Sharad Pawar	India	2006-06
17	Jayantha Dharmadasa	Sri Lanka	2006–07
18	Arjuna Ranatunga	Sri Lanka	2008-08
19	Dr. Nasim Ashraf	Pakistan	2008-08
20	Ijaz Butt	Pakistan	2008–10
21	Mustafa Kamal	Bangladesh	2010–12
22	N. Srinivasan	India	2012–14
23	Jayantha Dharmadasa	Sri Lanka	2014–2015
24	Thilanga Sumathipala	Sri Lanka	2015–2016
25	Shehreyar Khan	Pakistan	2016–2016
26	Ehsan Mani	Pakistan	2016–2018
27	Nazmul Hassan	Bangladesh	2018–2021
28	Jay Shah	India	2021–present

ACC Asia XI was a team named for the 2005 World Cricket Tsunami Appeal, a one-off match designed to raise funds for charities following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and resulting tsunami. It also competes in a regular Afro-Asia Cup against an Africa XI which was designed as a fund-raiser for the African Cricket Association and the Asian Cricket Council. The Afro-Asian Cup debuted in 2005 and the second tournament was played in 2007.

References

^ Sportstar, Team (30 January 2021). "Jay Shah takes over as the president of Asian Cricket Council". Sportstar. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^ "BCCI secretary Jay Shah appointed Asian Cricket Council president". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^ "ASIAN CRICKET COUNCIL TO BE SHIFTED TO COLOMBO". News Radio. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ Dani, Bipin (15 May 2019). "Asian Cricket Council (ACC) head quarter is now based in Dubai". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "ACC Executive Board Members". Asian Cricket Council.
^ "Sultan Rana to join Asian Cricket Council". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ "NKP Salve, who brought '87 world cup to sub-continent, passes away in Delhi". India Today. 2 April 2012.

External links

Official website

[5] Sri Lanka became associate member of ICC in 1965, before getting Full Membership in 1981. Sri Lanka was also the first associate member to get full member status.

[6] Bangladesh became associate member of ICC in 1977, and later promoted to Full Member in 2000.

[7] Afghanistan was granted associate membership of ICC in 2014, before getting promoted to Full Member in 2017.

[8] Thailand Women's team has Women's ODI status.

[9] Japan has ACC membership while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways. Japan was also a member of the ACC between 1996–2001.

[10] Indonesia has ACC membership while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways.

[11] Tajikistan, one of the newest members of the ICC, has been granted provisional membership of the Asian Cricket Council in January 2024, subject to an evaluation visit to determine their eligibility for permanent status.

[1] Sportstar, Team (30 January 2021). "Jay Shah takes over as the president of Asian Cricket Council". Sportstar. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[2] "BCCI secretary Jay Shah appointed Asian Cricket Council president". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

[3] "ASIAN CRICKET COUNCIL TO BE SHIFTED TO COLOMBO". News Radio. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[4] Dani, Bipin (15 May 2019). "Asian Cricket Council (ACC) head quarter is now based in Dubai". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[ACC_Board_Members-12] "ACC Executive Board Members". Asian Cricket Council.

[13] "Sultan Rana to join Asian Cricket Council". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

[Indtoday2012-14] "NKP Salve, who brought '87 world cup to sub-continent, passes away in Delhi". India Today. 2 April 2012.

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Official logo of the ACC
Abbreviation	ACC
Formation	19 September 1983 (1983-09-19)
Purpose	Cricket administration
Headquarters	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Region	Asia
Membership	27
Official language	English
President	Jay Shah
Vice President	Pankaj Khimji
Website	www.asiancricket.org