Loading AI tools
Cricket Board of United Arab Emirates From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emirates Cricket Board is the governing body of certain cricket activities in United Arab Emirates. It is United Arab Emirates's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an Associate Member and has been a Member of that body since 1990. It is also a Member of the Asian Cricket Council.
| |
| Sport | Cricket |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ECB |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Affiliation | International Cricket Council |
| Affiliation date | 1990 |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Cricket Council |
| Affiliation date | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Location | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Chairman | Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahyan |
| Chairperson | Khalid Al Zarooni |
| Secretary | Mubashshir Usmani |
| Men's coach | Rohan Mustafa |
| Women's coach | Ahmed Raza |
| Official website | |
| www | |
 | |
On 21 July 2016, UAE cricket took a step towards "full professionalism", with the Emirates Cricket Board granting two-year central contracts to eight of its players.[1]
In June 2018, ECB announced the first ever T20 franchise league in UAE, scheduled to start later that year after the T10 tournament.[2]
In August 2022, a new T20 tournament was made by the board, known as the International League T20 or ILT20.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
