Asian Cricket Council
 | |
| Abbreviation | ACC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 19 September 1983 |
| Purpose | Cricket administration |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Region | Asia |
| Membership | 30 |
Official language | English |
President |  Shammi Silva |
Vice president |  Pankaj Khimji |
| Website | www |
The Asian Cricket Council, aka 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 30 member associations. Shammi Silva is the current president of Asian Cricket Council.[1][2]
History
[edit]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 headquarters of the ACC was moved to Dubai, near the International Cricket Council (ICC) office.[4]
Members of ACC
[edit]
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.
- ^ Philippines has ACC membership while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways.
Members of ICC in ICC East Asia-Pacific but part of Asian Cricket Council
[edit]| No. | Country | Association | ICC Membership Status |
ICC Membership |
EAP membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
Japan Cricket Association | Associate | 1989 | 2001 |
| 2 |  Philippines
|
Philippine Cricket Association | Associate | 2000 | 2000 |
| 3 |  Indonesia
|
Indonesian Cricket Association | Associate | 2001 | 2001 |
Former members of Asian Cricket Council
[edit]| 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
[edit]
ACC members with Full Membership of the ICC (5)
ACC members with Associate Membership of the ICC (16)
ACC members with Associate Membership of the ICC with ODI status(3)
ACC members without membership of the ICC (2)
ICC Members of ICC in ICC EAP but part of ACC (3)
Provisional members of the ACC(1) Members of ICC East-Asia Pacific (1)
Non-ACC members (19)
Tournaments
[edit]| Tournament | Latest edition | Champions | Next edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| ACC Men's Asia Cup | 2023 |  India
|
2025 |
| ACC Men's Premier Cup | 2024 |  United Arab Emirates
|
2025 |
| ACC Men's Challenger Cup | 2024 |  Saudi Arabia
|
2025 |
| ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup | 2024 |  Afghanistan A
|
2025 |
| Women | |||
| ACC Women's Asia Cup | 2024 | Sri Lanka
|
2026 |
| ACC Women's Premier Cup | 2024 | United Arab Emirates
|
2026 |
| ACC Women's Emerging Teams Asia Cup | 2023 | India A
|
2024 |
| Under-19 Men | |||
| ACC Men's Under-19 Asia Cup | 2023 |  Bangladesh
|
2024 |
| ACC Men's Under-19 Premier Cup | 2023 |  Nepal
|
2025 |
| Under-16 Men | |||
| ACC Men’s U16 East Zone Cup | 2023 | Nepal
|
2025 |
| ACC Men’s U16 West Zone Cup | 2023 | UAE
|
2025 |
| Under-19 Women | |||
| ACC Women's Under-19 Asia Cup | 2024 | India
|
2027 |
| ACC Women's Under-19 Premier Cup | 2024 | ||
Defunct events
[edit]- Afro-Asia Cup
- ACC Championship
- Asian Test Championship
- ACC Premier League
- ACC Trophy
- ACC Twenty20 Cup
- ACC Eastern Region T20
- ACC Western Region T20
Officials
[edit]Executive Board members
[edit]| Name | Nationality | Board | Post |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shammi Silva | Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka Cricket | President |
| Pankaj Khimji | Oman |
Oman Cricket | Vice President |
| Mohsin Naqvi |  Pakistan |
Pakistan Cricket Board | 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Development Committee
[edit]| 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)
[edit]List of Presidents of Asian Cricket Council
[edit]| 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 | 1988–89 | |
| 5 | Anisul Islam Mahmud | Bangladesh |
1989–91 |
| 6 | Abdulrahman Bukhatir | United Arab Emirates |
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 |
2014–15 |
| 24 | Thilanga Sumathipala | 2015–16 | |
| 25 | Shehreyar Khan | Pakistan |
2016–16 |
| 26 | Ehsan Mani | 2016–18 | |
| 27 | Nazmul Hassan | Bangladesh |
2018–21 |
| 28 | Jay Shah | India |
2021–24 |
| 29 | Shammi Silva | Sri Lanka |
2024–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.
See also
[edit]
- International Cricket Council
- European Cricket Council
- African Cricket Association
- ICC Americas
- ICC East-Asia Pacific
- Cricket at the Asian Games
- List of Asian XI ODI cricketers
References
[edit]- ^ "Shammi Silva takes over ACC presidency role from Jay Shah". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Asian Cricket Council". www.asiancricket.org. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "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". Deccan Chronicle. 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.
