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.

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

Members of ACC

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! No. !! Country !! Association !! ICC<br/>Membership !! ACC<br/>Membership

|-

| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" |Full Members of ICC (5)

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| 1 || || Afghanistan Cricket Board || 2017 || 2001

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| 2 || || Bangladesh Cricket Board || 2000 || 1983

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| 3 || || Board of Control for Cricket in India || 1926 || 1983

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| 4 || || Pakistan Cricket Board || 1952 || 1983

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| 5 || || Sri Lanka Cricket || 1981 || 1983

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| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" |Associate Members of ICC with ODI & T20I status (3)

|-

| 6 || || Cricket Association of Nepal || 1996 || 1990

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| 7 || || Oman Cricket Board || 2014 || 2000

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| 8 || || Emirates Cricket Board || 1990 || 1984

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| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" |Associate Members of ICC with T20I status (20)

|-

| 9 || || Bahrain Cricket Association || 2017 || 2003

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| 10 || || Bhutan Cricket Council Board || 2017 || 2001

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| 11 || || Cricket Association of Cambodia || 2022 || 2012

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| 12 || || Chinese Cricket Association || 2017 || 2004

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| 13 || || Cricket Hong Kong, China || 1969 || 1983

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| 14 || || Indonesian Cricket Association || 2001 || 2024

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| 15 || || Islamic Republic of Iran Cricket Association || 2017 || 2003

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| 16 || || Japan Cricket Association || 1989 || 2024

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| 17 || || Kuwait Cricket Association || 2005 || 2005

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| 18 || || Malaysian Cricket Association || 1967 || 1983

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| 19 || || Cricket Control Board of Maldives || 2017 || 1996

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| 20 || || Mongolia Cricket Association || 2021 || 2025

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| 21 || || Myanmar Cricket Federation || 2017 || 2005

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| 22 || || Philippine Cricket Association || 2000 || 2025

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| 23 || || Qatar Cricket Association || 2017 || 2000

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| 24 || || Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation || 2016 || 2003

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| 25 || || Singapore Cricket Association || 1974 || 1983

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| 26 || || Tajikistan Cricket Federation || 2021 || 2024

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| 27 || || Cricket Association of Thailand || 2005 || 1996

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| 28 || || Cricket Federation of Uzbekistan || 2022 || 2025

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| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" |Non-members of ICC (2)

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| 29 || || Brunei Darussalam National Cricket Association || 2002–2015 || 1996

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| 30 || || Chinese Taipei Cricket Association || || 2012

|}

Notes:

Former members of Asian Cricket Council

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Former ACC members that became part of the ICC East Asia-Pacific

|-

!No. !! Country !! Association !! ICC Membership<br>Status !! ICC<br>Membership !! ACC<br>Membership

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| 1 || || Fiji Cricket Association || Associate || 1965 || 1996–2001

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| 2 || || Cricket PNG || Associate || 1973 || 1996–2001

|}

Competitions

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"

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! style="width:30%" | Tournament

! Recent

! Current champions

! Runners-up

! Next

|-

! colspan="5" |Men's

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| Asia Cup

| 2025

|

|

| 2027

|-

| Asia Cup Rising Stars

| 2025

| Pakistan Shaheens

| Bangladesh A

| 2027

|-

| Men's Premier Cup

| 2024

|

|

| 2026

|-

| Men's Challenger Cup

| 2024

|

|

| 2026

|-

| Men's Under-19 Asia Cup

| 2025

|

|

| 2026

|-

| Under-19 Men's Premier Cup

| 2025

|

|

| 2026

|-

| Under-16 East Zone Cup

| 2025

|

|

| TBC

|-

| Under-16 West Zone Cup

| 2025

|

|

| TBC

|-

! colspan="5" |Women's

|-

| Women's Asia Cup

| 2024

|

|

| 2026

|-

| Women's Asia Cup Rising Stars

| 2026

|

|

| 2028

|-

| Women's Premier Cup

| 2024

|

|

| 2026

|-

| Women's Under-19 Asia Cup

| 2024

|

|

| 2026

|}

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

{| class="wikitable"

|+ACC 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

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| Rajeev Shukla || Board of Control for Cricket in India || Executive Board Member

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| Aminul Islam Bulbul|| Bangladesh Cricket Board || Executive Board Member

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| Mirwais Ashraf || Afghanistan Cricket Board || Executive Board Member

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| Khalid Al Zarooni ||Emirates Cricket Board || Executive Board Member

|-

| Mohamed Faisal || Cricket Control Board of Maldives || Executive Board Member

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| 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

{| class="wikitable"

|+ACC Finance and Marketing 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)

  • Bomi Jamula–
  • Peter Manuel –
  • Mahboob Shah –

Presidents

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Sl. No !! Name !! Country !! Term

|-

| 1 || N. K. P. Salve || || 1983–1985

|-

| 2 || Gamini Dissanayake || || 1985–1987

|-

| 3 || Lt. Gen. G.S Butt || rowspan="2" | || 1987

|-

| 4 || Lt. Gen. Zahid Ali Akbar Khan || 1988–1989

|-

| 5 || Anisul Islam Mahmud || || 1989–1991

|-

| 6 || Abdulrahman Bukhatir || || 1991–1993

|-

| 7 || Madhavrao Scindia || rowspan=2| || 1993

|-

| 8 || IS Bindra || 1993–1997

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| 9 || Upali Dharmadasa || rowspan="2" | || 1997–1998

|-

| 10 || Thilanga Sumathipala || 1998–1999

|-

| 11 || Mujibur Rahman || rowspan=3| || 1999

|-

| 12 || Zafar Altaf || 1999–2000

|-

|13 || Lt. Gen. Tauqir Zia || 2000–2002

|-

| 14 || Mohammad Ali Asghar Lobby || || 2002–2004

|-

| 15 || Jagmohan Dalmiya || rowspan=2| || 2004–2005

|-

| 16 || Sharad Pawar || 2006

|-

| 17 || Jayantha Dharmadasa || rowspan="2" | || 2006–2007

|-

| 18 || Arjuna Ranatunga || 2008

|-

| 19 || Dr. Nasim Ashraf || rowspan=2| || 2008

|-

| 20 || Ijaz Butt || 2008–2010

|-

| 21 || Mustafa Kamal || || 2010–2012

|-

| 22 || N. Srinivasan || || 2012–2014

|-

| 23 || Jayantha Dharmadasa || rowspan="2" | || 2014–2015

|-

| 24 || Thilanga Sumathipala || 2015–2016

|-

| 25 || Shehreyar Khan || rowspan="2" | || 2016

|-

| 26 || Ehsan Mani || 2016–2018

|-

| 27 || Nazmul Hassan || || 2018–2021

|-

| 28 || Jay Shah || || 2021–2024

|-

| 29 || Shammi Silva || || 2024–2025

|-

| 30 || Mohsin Naqvi || || 2025–present

|}

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