Asian Cricket Council
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:EngvarB Template:Infobox organization Template:Sidebar The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is the sport governing body of cricket in most countries and territories in Asia. The ACC 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. Mohsin Naqvi is the current president of Asian Cricket Council.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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 Mohsin Naqvi.
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2019, the headquarters of the ACC was moved to Dubai, near the International Cricket Council (ICC) office.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Members of ACC
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Members of ICC in Asia but not part of Asian Cricket Council
As of 2025, there are two ICC member nations which are in Asian continent but not in ACC, while they are in ICC East Asia-Pacific region.
| No. | Country | Association | ICC Membership Status |
ICC Membership |
EAP membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Cr | Korea Cricket Association | Associate | 2001 | 2001 |
| 2 | Template:Cr | Timor-Leste Cricket Board | Associate | 2025 | 2025 |
Former members of Asian Cricket Council
| No. | Country | Association | ICC Membership Status |
ICC Membership |
ACC Membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Cr | Fiji Cricket Association | Associate | 1965 | 1996–2001 |
| 2 | Template:Cr | Cricket PNG | Associate | 1973 | 1996–2001 |
Future Members
| No. | Country | Association | ICC Membership period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Cr | Kazakhstan Cricket Board | Template:N/a |
| 2 | Template:Cr | Laos Cricket Association | Template:N/a |
| 3 | Template:Cr | Lebanon Cricket Board | Template:N/a |
| 4 | Template:Cr | Syria Cricket Association | Template:N/a |
| 5 | Template:Cr | Vietnam Cricket Association | Template:N/a |
Map of nations
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Template:Color box ACC members without membership of the ICC (2)
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Template:Color box Provisional members of the ACC (1)
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Competitions
ACC competitions
Men
- Asia Cup
- ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
- ACC Men's Challenger Cup
- ACC Premier Cup
- Under-19 Men's Asia Cup
- Men's U19 Premier Cup
- Men's U16 East Zone Cup
- Men's U16 West Zone Cup
Women
- Women's Asia Cup
- ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup
- ACC Women's Premier Cup
- Under-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup
Current title holders
| Tournament | Most recent | Champions | Details | Runners-up | Next | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | ||||||||
| Asia Cup | 2025 | Template:Cr | Final | Template:Cr | 2027 | |||
| ACC Premier Cup | 2024 | Template:Cr | Final | Template:Cr | TBD | |||
| ACC Men's Challenger Cup | 2024 | Template:Cr | Final | Template:Cr | TBD | |||
| Under-19 Men's Asia Cup | 2024 | Template:Cr19 | Final | Template:Cr19 | 2025 | |||
| Men's U19 Premier Cup | 2023 | Template:Cr19 | Final | Template:Cr19 | 2025 | |||
| ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup | 2024 | Template:Cricon Afghanistan A | Final | Template:Cricon Sri Lanka A | TBD | |||
| Men's U16 East Zone Cup | 2025 | Template:Cricon Nepal U-16 | - | Template:Cricon Singapore U-16 | TBD | |||
| Men's U16 West Zone Cup | 2025 | Template:Cricon UAE U-16 | - | Template:Cr Kuwait U-16 | TBD | |||
| Women's | ||||||||
| Women's Asia Cup | 2024 | Template:Crw | Final | Template:Crw | TBD | |||
| ACC Women's Premier Cup | 2024 | Template:Crw | Final | Template:Crw | TBD | |||
| Under-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup | 2024 | Template:Crw19 | Final | Template:Crw19 | 2026 | |||
| ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup | 2023 | Template:Crw | Final | Template:Crw | 2025 | |||
Defunct events
- 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
Executive Board members
| Name | Board | Post |
|---|---|---|
| Mohsin Naqvi | Pakistan Cricket Board | President |
| Pankaj Khimji | Oman Cricket | Vice President |
| Shammi Silva | Sri Lanka Cricket | Executive Board Member |
| Rajeev Shukla | Board of Control for Cricket in India | Executive Board Member |
| Aminul Islam Bulbul | Bangladesh Cricket Board | Executive Board Member |
| Mirwais Ashraf | Afghanistan Cricket Board | Executive Board Member |
| Khalid Al Zarooni | Emirates Cricket Board | Executive Board Member |
| Mohamed Faisal | Cricket Control Board of Maldives | Executive Board Member |
| Ashish Shelar | Board of Control for Cricket in India | Ex Officio; BCCI |
| Salman Naseer | Pakistan Cricket Board | PCB |
| Ashley De Silva | Sri Lanka Cricket | Ex Officio; CEO, SLC |
| Nizam Uddin Chowdhury | Bangladesh Cricket Board | Ex Officio; CEO, BCB |
| Naseeb Khan | Afghanistan Cricket Board | Ex-officio, CEO, ACB |
ACC Finance and Marketing Committee
| Name | Board | Post |
|---|---|---|
| Shammi Silva | Sri Lanka Cricket | Chairman, Finance and Marketing Committee |
| Mohsin Naqvi | Pakistan Cricket Board | President |
| Aminul Islam Bulbul | Bangladesh Cricket Board | Member |
| Naseeb Khan | Afghanistan Cricket Board | Ex-Officio; CEO, ACB |
| Anoop Gidwani | Cricket Hong Kong, China | Member |
| Thusith Perera | Sri Lanka Cricket | GM Convenor, GM – Finance & Operations |
Development team
ACC Development Committee
| Mahinda Vallipuram | Malaysian Cricket Association | Chairman, Development Committee |
| Mohsin Naqvi | Pakistan Cricket Board | President |
| Faisal Al Marzouk | Kuwait Cricket Association | Member |
| Mahmood Gaznavi | Singapore Cricket Association | Member |
| Chatur Bahadur Chand | Cricket Association of Nepal | Member |
Resource staff (Umpiring)
Presidents
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
- International Cricket Council
- Africa Cricket Association
- European Cricket Council
- ICC Americas
- ICC East Asia-Pacific
- ICC Europe
- Cricket at the Asian Games
- List of Asian XI ODI cricketers
- ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
- ACC Premier Cup
- ACC Women's Premier Cup
- ACC Under-19 Cup
- ACC Twenty20 Cup
- Asia XI
- List of Asia Cup cricket records
References
External links
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