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Revision as of 04:07, 8 April 2023

Asian Cricket Council
AbbreviationACC
Formation19 September 1983 (1983-09-19)
PurposeCricket administration
HeadquartersColombo, Sri Lanka
Region
Asia
Membership25 Members
Official language
English
President
India Jay Shah
Vice President
Oman Pankaj Khimji
Parent organization
International Cricket Council
Websitewww.asiancricket.org
ACC Events
Men's
Women's
Women's Asia Cup

The Asian Cricket Council also known as ACC is a cricket organisation 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 25 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 organisation'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.

The current ACC headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which was officially opened on 20 August 2016.[3]

Members

ACC member associations are divided into two categories: full and associate members . Full members of the ICC are accorded "Full Member Status", whilst associate members of the ICC and ICC non-members (Taiwan as of 2023) are accorded "Associate Member Status".[4] Fiji, Japan, and Papua New Guinea were formerly members of the ACC, but joined the East Asia–Pacific regional council when it was established in 1996.[5]

Full members in the Asian Cricket Council

No. Country Association ICC Membership
Status (Approval Date)		 ICC
Membership		 ACC
Membership
1  India Board of Control for Cricket in India Full (31 May 1926) 1926 1983
2  Pakistan Pakistan Cricket Board Full (28 July 1952) 1952 1983
3  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Cricket Full (21 July 1981) 1965 1983
4  Bangladesh Bangladesh Cricket Board Full (26 June 2000) 1977 1983
5  Afghanistan Afghanistan Cricket Board Full (22 June 2017) 2001 2003

Associate Members in the Asian Cricket Council

No. Country Association ACC
Membership 		ICC

Membership

1  Bahrain Bahrain Cricket Association 2003 Yes
2  Bhutan Bhutan Cricket Council Board 2001 Yes
3  Brunei Brunei Darussalam National Cricket Association 1996 No
4  Cambodia Cricket Association of Cambodia 2012 Yes
5  China Chinese Cricket Association 2004 Yes
6  Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Cricket Association 2012 No
7  Hong Kong Cricket Hong Kong 1983 Yes
8  Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Cricket Association 2003 Yes
9  Kuwait Kuwait Cricket Association 2005 Yes
10  Malaysia Malaysian Cricket Association 1983 Yes
11  Maldives Cricket Control Board of Maldives 1996 Yes
12  Myanmar Myanmar Cricket Federation 2005 Yes
13    Nepal Cricket Association of Nepal 1990 Yes
14  Oman Oman Cricket Board 2000 Yes
15  Qatar Qatar Cricket Association 2000 Yes
16  Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation 2003 Yes
17  Singapore Singapore Cricket Association 1983 Yes
18  Tajikistan Tajikistan Cricket Federation 2012 Yes
19  Thailand Cricket Association of Thailand 1996 Yes
20  United Arab Emirates Emirates Cricket Board 1984 Yes

Note

  • Mongolia and Uzbekistan have become Associate Members of the ICC but have yet to join any regional body, including the ACC, which is typical for Asian countries.

Former members of the Asian Cricket Council

No. Country Association ICC Membership
Status 		Note
1  Fiji Fiji Cricket Association Associate Joined ICC East Asia-Pacific
2  Japan Japan Cricket Association Associate Joined ICC East Asia-Pacific
3  Papua New Guinea Cricket PNG Associate Joined ICC East Asia-Pacific

Map

Members of the International Cricket Council located in Asia.
  Full ICC members (5)
  Associate ICC members with ODI status (3)
  Associate ICC members (15)
  ACC members which are not members of ICC (2)
  Former ICC members (1)
  Former ACC members now members of ICC East Asia-Pacific (3) – Papua New Guinea and Fiji not shown
  ICC members part of neighbouring associations
  Non-members

ACC Events

Current Title Holders

Tournament Year Champions Runners-up Next edition
Asia Cup 2022  Sri Lanka  Pakistan 2023
Women's Asia Cup 2022  India  Sri Lanka 2024
Under-19 Asia Cup 2021  India  Sri Lanka 2023
ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 - - 2024
ACC Premier Cup 2023 - - 2024
ACC Challenger Cup 2023  Saudi Arabia  Bahrain 2024

Defunct Events

Officials

Executive Board members

ACC Executive Board Members[6]
Name Nationality Board Post
Jay Shah  India Board of Control for cricket in India President
Pankaj Khimji  Oman Oman Cricket Vice President
Kamal Padmasiri  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Cricket Executive Board Member
Azizullah Fazli  Afghanistan Afghanistan Cricket Board Executive Board Member
Ravi Sehgal  Thailand Cricket Association of Thailand Executive Board Member
Mohamad Aflah  Maldives Cricket Control Board of Maldives Executive Board Member
Ashley De Silva  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Cricket Ex Officio; CEO, SLC
Nizam Uddin Chowdhury  Bangladesh Bangladesh Cricket Board Ex Officio; CEO, BCB
Shafiq Stanikzai  Afghanistan Afghanistan Cricket Board Ex-officio, CEO, ACB
  • Last Updated: 25 November 2018

ACC Executive Committee

ACC Executive Committee[6]
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[6]
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[7]

Resource staff (Umpiring)

Past presidents

Sl. No Name Country Term
1 N. K. P. Salve  India 1983–85[8]
2 Gamini Dissanayake  Sri Lanka 1985–87
3 Lt. Gen. G.S Butt  Pakistan 1987
4 Lt. Gen. Zahid Ali Akbar Khan 1988–89
5 Anisul Islam Mahmud  Bangladesh 1989–91
6 Abdulrahman Bukhatir  UAE 1991–93
7 Madhavrao Scindia  India 1993
8 IS Bindra 1993–97
9 Upali Dharmadasa  Sri Lanka 1997–98
10 Thilanga Sumathipala 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 2006-06
17 Jayantha Dharmadasa  Sri Lanka 2006–07
18 Arjuna Ranatunga 2008-08
19 Dr. Nasim Ashraf  Pakistan 2008-08
20 Ijaz Butt 2008–10
21 Mustafa Kamal  Bangladesh 2010–12
22 N. Srinivasan  India 2012–14
23 Jayantha Dharmadasa  Sri Lanka 2014–2015
24 Thilanga Sumathipala 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

References

  1. ^ Sportstar, Team. "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. ^ Members – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  5. ^ The Formation of the ACC – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "ACC Executive Board Members". Asian Cricket Council.
  7. ^ "Sultan Rana to join Asian Cricket Council". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  8. ^ "NKP Salve, who brought '87 world cup to sub-continent, passes away in Delhi". India Today. 2 April 2012.
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