Asian Cricket Council

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. Mohsin Naqvi is the current president of Asian Cricket Council.^[1]

Asian Cricket Council

Abbreviation	ACC
Formation	September 19, 1983; 41 years ago (1983-09-19)
Purpose	Cricket administration
Headquarters	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Region	Asia
Membership	27
Official language	English
President	Mohsin Naqvi
Vice president	Pankaj Khimji
Website	www.asiancricket.org

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.^[2] In 2019, the headquarters of the ACC was moved to Dubai, near the International Cricket Council (ICC) office.^[3]

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	United Arab Emirates	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	—	2002–2015	1996
27	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei Cricket Association	—	—	2012

Notes:

1. 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.
2. Bangladesh became associate member of ICC in 1977, and later promoted to Full Member in 2000.
3. Afghanistan was granted associate membership of ICC in 2014, before getting promoted to Full Member in 2017.
4. Thailand Women's team has Women's ODI status.
5. 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.
6. Indonesia has ACC membership while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways.
7. 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	2003	2003
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 of nations

Members of the ACC across Asia
  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)
  ICC Members part in ICC EAP (1)
  Non-ACC members

Tournaments

Tournament	Latest	Champions	Next
Senior
Men's Asia Cup	2023	India	2025
Women's Asia Cup	2024	Sri Lanka	2026
Junior
U19 Men's Asia Cup	2024	Bangladesh	2025
U19 Women's Asia Cup	2024	India	2026

Others

• ACC Men's Premier Cup
• ACC Men's Challenger Cup
• ACC Women's Premier Cup
• ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup
• ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup
• Men's U19 Premier Cup
• Women's U19 Premier Cup
• Men's U16 East Zone Cup
• Men's U16 West Zone Cup

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

ACC Executive Board Members^[4]

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

As of 5 February 2025

ACC Executive Committee

ACC Executive Committee^[4]

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

Development team

Development Committee

ACC Development Committee^[4]

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[5]

Resource staff (Umpiring)

• Bomi Jamula–  India
• Peter Manuel –  Sri Lanka
• Mahboob Shah –  Pakistan

Presidents

Sl. No	Name	Country	Term
1	N. K. P. Salve	India	1983–85[6]
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	2024–25
30	Mohsin Naqvi	Pakistan	2025–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

• Cricket portal

• 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