Abbreviation | ACC |
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Formation | 19 September 1983 |
Purpose | Cricket administration |
Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Region | Asia |
Membership | 27 |
Official language | English |
President | Jay Shah |
Vice President | Pankaj Khimji |
Website | www |
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. Jay Shah is the current president of Asian Cricket Council. [1] [2]
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 headquarter of the ACC was moved to Dubai, near the International Cricket Council (ICC) office. [4]
Notes:
No. | Country | Association | ICC Membership Status | ICC Membership |
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1 | Mongolia | Mongolia Cricket Association | Associate | 2021 |
2 | Uzbekistan | Cricket Federation of Uzbekistan | Associate | 2022 |
No. | Country | Association | ICC Membership Status | ICC Membership | EAP membership |
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1 | Philippines | Philippine Cricket Association | Associate | 2000 | 2000 |
2 | South Korea | Korea Cricket Association | Associate | 2001 | 2001 |
No. | Country | Association | ICC Membership Status | ICC Membership | ACC Membership |
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1 | Fiji | Fiji Cricket Association | Associate | 1965 | 1996–2001 |
2 | Papua New Guinea | Cricket PNG | Associate | 1973 | 1996–2001 |
Current Title Holders :
Tournament | Latest edition | Champions | Next edition |
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Men | |||
ACC Men's Asia Cup | 2023 | India | 2025 |
ACC Men's Premier Cup | 2023 | Nepal | 2024 |
ACC Men's Challenger Cup | 2024 | Saudi Arabia | 2026 |
ACC Men's Emerging Teams Asia Cup | 2023 | Pakistan A | 2024 |
Women | |||
ACC Women's Asia Cup | 2022 | India | 2024 |
ACC Women's Premier Cup | 2024 | United Arab Emirates | 2026 |
ACC Women's Emerging Teams Asia Cup | 2023 | India A | 2024 |
Under-19 | |||
ACC Men's Under-19 Asia Cup | 2023 | Bangladesh | 2024 |
ACC Men's Under-19 Premier Cup | 2023 | Nepal | 2025 |
Under-16 | |||
ACC Men’s U16 East Zone Cup | 2023 | Nepal | 2025 |
ACC Men’s U16 West Zone Cup | 2023 | United Arab Emirates | 2025 |
Name | Nationality | Board | Post |
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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 |
Name | Nationality | Board | Post |
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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] |
Sl. No | Name | Country | Term |
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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 | 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 | 2016–2018 | |
27 | Nazmul Hassan | Bangladesh | 2018–2021 |
28 | Jay Shah | India | 2021–present |
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