Asian Cricket Council

Organisation administrating cricket in Asia

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| 30

Official language

| English

President

| Mohsin Naqvi

Vice president

| Pankaj Khimji
Website| www.asiancricket.org

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.[1]

## History

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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

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No. | Country | Association | ICC
Membership | ACC
Membership

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Full Members of ICC (5)
1 |  Afghanistan | Afghanistan Cricket Board | 2017[a] | 2001
2 |  Bangladesh | Bangladesh Cricket Board | 2000[b] | 1983
3 |  India | Board of Control for Cricket in India | 1926 | 1983
4 |  Pakistan | Pakistan Cricket Board | 1952 | 1983
5 |  Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Cricket | 1981[c] | 1983
Associate Members of ICC with ODI & T20I status (3)
6 |  Nepal | Cricket Association of Nepal | 1996 | 1990
7 |  Oman | Oman Cricket Board | 2014 | 2000
8 |  United Arab Emirates | Emirates Cricket Board | 1990 | 1984
Associate Members of ICC with T20I status (20)
9 |  Bahrain | Bahrain Cricket Association | 2017 | 2003
10 |  Bhutan | Bhutan Cricket Council Board | 2017 | 2001
11 |  Cambodia | Cricket Association of Cambodia | 2022 | 2012
12 |  China | Chinese Cricket Association | 2017 | 2004
13 |  Hong Kong | Cricket Hong Kong, China | 1969 | 1983
14 |  Indonesia | Indonesian Cricket Association | 2001 | 2024[d]
15 |  Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran Cricket Association | 2017 | 2003
16 |  Japan | Japan Cricket Association | 1989 | 2024[e]
17 |  Kuwait | Kuwait Cricket Association | 2005 | 2005
18 |  Malaysia | Malaysian Cricket Association | 1967 | 1983
19 |  Maldives | Cricket Control Board of Maldives | 2017 | 1996
20 |  Mongolia | Mongolia Cricket Association | 2021 | 2025
21 |  Myanmar | Myanmar Cricket Federation | 2017 | 2005
22 |  Philippines | Philippine Cricket Association | 2000 | 2025[f]
23 |  Qatar | Qatar Cricket Association | 2017 | 2000
24 |  Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation | 2016 | 2003
25 |  Singapore | Singapore Cricket Association | 1974 | 1983
26 |  Tajikistan | Tajikistan Cricket Federation | 2021 | 2024
27 |  Thailand | Cricket Association of Thailand | 2005 | 1996
28 |  Uzbekistan | Cricket Federation of Uzbekistan | 2022 | 2025
Non-members of ICC (2)
29 |  Brunei | Brunei Darussalam National Cricket Association | 2002–2015 | 1996
30 |  Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei Cricket Association | — | 2012

Notes:

1. ^ Afghanistan was granted associate membership of ICC in 2014, before getting promoted to Full Member in 2017.
2. ^ Bangladesh became associate member of ICC in 1977, and later promoted to Full Member in 2000.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Indonesia has ACC membership while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways.
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. ^ Philippines has ACC membership while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways.

### Members of ICC in Asia but not part of Asian Cricket Council

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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.

Members of ICC East Asia-Pacific No. | Country | Association | ICC Membership
Status | ICC
Membership | EAP
membership

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1 |  South Korea | Korea Cricket Association | Associate | 2001 | 2001
2 |  Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste Cricket Board | Associate | 2025 | 2025

### Former members of Asian Cricket Council

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

### Future Members

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No. | Country | Association | ICC
Membership period

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1 |  Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan Cricket Board | —
2 |  Laos | Laos Cricket Association | —
3 |  Lebanon | Lebanon Cricket Board | —
4 |  Syria | Syria Cricket Association | —
5 |  Vietnam | Vietnam Cricket Association | —

## Map of nations

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Members of the ACC across Asia
ACC members with Full Membership of the ICC (5)
ACC members with Associate Membership of the ICC (14)
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

## Competitions

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### ACC competitions

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#### Men

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* Asia Cup
* ACC Premier Cup
* ACC Men's Challenger Cup
* Under-19 Men's Asia Cup
* Men's U19 Premier Cup
* ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
* Men's U16 East Zone Cup
* Men's U16 West Zone Cup

#### Women

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* Women's Asia Cup
* ACC Women's Premier Cup
* Under-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup
* ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup

### Current title holders

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See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2025 in cricket, and 2025 in sports

Tournament  | Most recent  | Champions  | Details  | Runners-up  | Next

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Men's
Asia Cup | 2023 |  India | Final |  Sri Lanka | 2025
ACC Premier Cup | 2024 |  United Arab Emirates | Final |  Oman | TBD
ACC Men's Challenger Cup | 2024 |  Saudi Arabia | Final |  Cambodia | TBD
Under-19 Men's Asia Cup | 2024 |  Bangladesh | Final |  India | 2025
Men's U19 Premier Cup  | 2023 |  Nepal | Final |  United Arab Emirates | TBD
ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup | 2024 |  Afghanistan A | Final |  Sri Lanka A | TBD
Men's U16 East Zone Cup  | 2025  |  Nepal U-16  | \-  |  Singapore U-16  | TBD
Men's U16 West Zone Cup  | 2025  |  UAE U-16  | \-  |  Kuwait Kuwait U-16  | TBD
Women's
Women's Asia Cup | 2024 |  Sri Lanka | Final |  India | TBD
ACC Women's Premier Cup | 2024 |  United Arab Emirates | Final |  Malaysia | TBD
Under-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup | 2024 |  India | Final |  Bangladesh | TBD
ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup | 2023 |  India A | Final |  Bangladesh A | 2025

### Defunct events

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* 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

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### Executive Board members

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ACC Executive Board Members[4] Name | Board | Post

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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

As of 30 May 2025

### ACC Finance and Marketing Committee

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ACC Finance and Marketing Committee[4] Name | Board | Post

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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

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### ACC Development Committee

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ACC Development Committee[4] Mahinda Vallipuram | Malaysian Cricket Association | Chairman, Development Committee

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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)

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

## Presidents

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Sl. No | Name | Country | Term

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1 | N. K. P. Salve |  India | 1983–1985[5]
2 | Gamini Dissanayake |  Sri Lanka | 1985–1987
3 | Lt. Gen. G.S Butt |  Pakistan | 1987
4 | Lt. Gen. Zahid Ali Akbar Khan | 1988–1989
5 | Anisul Islam Mahmud |  Bangladesh | 1989–1991
6 | Abdulrahman Bukhatir |  United Arab Emirates | 1991–1993
7 | Madhavrao Scindia |  India | 1993
8 | IS Bindra | 1993–1997
9 | Upali Dharmadasa |  Sri Lanka | 1997–1998
10 | Thilanga Sumathipala | 1998–1999
11 | Mujibur Rahman |  Pakistan | 1999
12 | Zafar Altaf | 1999–2000
13 | Lt. Gen. Tauqir Zia | 2000–2002
14 | Mohammad Ali Asghar |  Bangladesh | 2002–2004
15 | Jagmohan Dalmiya |  India | 2004–2005
16 | Sharad Pawar | 2006
17 | Jayantha Dharmadasa |  Sri Lanka | 2006–2007
18 | Arjuna Ranatunga | 2008
19 | Dr. Nasim Ashraf |  Pakistan | 2008
20 | Ijaz Butt | 2008–2010
21 | Mustafa Kamal |  Bangladesh | 2010–2012
22 | N. Srinivasan |  India | 2012–2014
23 | Jayantha Dharmadasa |  Sri Lanka | 2014–2015
24 | Thilanga Sumathipala | 2015–2016
25 | Shehreyar Khan |  Pakistan | 2016
26 | Ehsan Mani | 2016–2018
27 | Nazmul Hassan |  Bangladesh | 2018–2021
28 | Jay Shah |  India | 2021–2024
29 | Shammi Silva |  Sri Lanka | 2024–2025
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

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* Cricket portal

* 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

## References

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1. ^ "Mohsin Naqvi Takes the Helm as New ACC President". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
2. ^ "ASIAN CRICKET COUNCIL TO BE SHIFTED TO COLOMBO". News Radio. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
3. ^ Dani, Bipin (15 May 2019). "Asian Cricket Council (ACC) head quarter is now based in Dubai". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
4. ^ a b c "ACC Executive Board Members". Asian Cricket Council.
5. ^ "NKP Salve, who brought '87 world cup to sub-continent, passes away in Delhi". India Today. 2 April 2012.

## External links

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* Official website

* v
* t
* e

Sports governing bodies in Asia

Summer Olympic Sports|

* Aquatics
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Hockey
* Judo
* Modern Pentathlon
* Rowing
* Rugby Union
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Table Tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports|

* Skating Sports
* Skiing Sports

Sports recognised by IOC|

* Air Sports
* American Football
* Auto Racing
* Bandy
* Baseball
* Basque Pelota
* Billiards Sports
* Carom
* Pocket
* Snooker
* Boules
* Bowling
* Bridge
* Cheer
* Chess
* Cricket
* Dancesport
* Floorball
* Flying Disc
* Ice Stock Sport
* Karate
* Kickboxing
* Korfball
* Lacrosse
* Life Saving
* Motorcycle Sport
* Mountaineering
* Muay Thai
* Netball
* Orienteering
* Polo
* Powerboating
* Racquetball
* Roller Sports
* Sambo
* Ski Mountaineering
* Softball
* Sports Climbing
* Squash
* Sumo
* Surfing
* Tug-of-War
* Underwater Sports
* University Sports
* Waterski and Wakeboard
* Wushu

Sports recognised by GAISF|

* Dragon Boat
* Sleddog Sports

Others|

* Body Building
* Bowls
* Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
* Broomball
* Carrom
* Casting
* Croquet
* Dodgeball
* Electronic Sports
* Footgolf
* Gaelic Football and Hurling
* Gateball
* Jump Rope
* Kabaddi
* Landsailing
* Radio-controlled car
* Silambam

* Olympic Council of Asia
* Asian Paralympic Committee

* v
* t
* e

Asian Cricket Council

* History of ACC
* ACC Asian XI
* Cricketers
* Cricket at the Asian Games

Men's tournaments|

| Multi-day|

* Asian Test Championship
* ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament
* ACC Championship

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One-day|

* ODI Asia Cup
* ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup
* ACC Premier Cup
* ACC Men's Challenger Cup

* ACC U-19 Asia Cup
* ACC U-19 Premier
* ACC U-19 Elite
* ACC U-19 Challenge
* ACC U-16 Premier
* ACC U-16 Elite
* ACC U-16 Challenge Cup

* Afro-Asia Cup
* ACC Elite League
* ACC Trophy

20 Over|

* T20I Asia Cup
* ACC Twenty20 Cup
* Asian Games

Women's tournaments|

| One-day|

* Women's Asia Cup
* ACC Women's Premier Cup
* ACC Women's Championship
* ACC U-19 Women's Championship

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20 Over|

* Asian Games
* ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup

Members|

| Current|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Brunei
* Bhutan
* Cambodia
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesian
* Iran
* Japan
* Kuwait
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan

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Former|

* Fiji
* Papua New Guinea

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* e

International cricket

* International Cricket Council (ICC)
* ICC Awards
* ICC members
* ICC Future Tours Programme

Formats|

* Test
* Men's
* Women's
* One Day International
* Men's
* Women's
* Twenty20 International
* Men's
* Women's

Global events|

| Men's|

* World Test Championship
* World Cup
* qualifier
* CWC League 2
* CWC Challenge League
* CWC Super League
* World Cricket League
* T20 World Cup
* qualifier
* Champions Trophy
* Under-19 World Cup
* Intercontinental Cup
* Commonwealth Games
* Olympics

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Women's|

* World Cup
* qualifier
* ICC Women's Championship
* T20 World Cup
* qualifier
* Champions Trophy
* Under-19 T20 World Cup
* Commonwealth Games
* Olympics

Asia|

* Asian Test Championship
* Asia Cup
* Men's
* Women's
* ACC Premier Cup
* Men's
* Women's
* Under-19 Asia Cup
* Men's
* Women's
* ACC Trophy
* ACC Twenty20 Cup
* Asian Games
* South Asian Games

Africa|

* Kwibuka T20 Tournament
* African Games

Americas|

* North American Cup
* South American Championship

East Asia-Pacific|

* Twenty20 East Asia Cup
* Asian Games
* Pacific Games

Europe|

* European Cricket League
* Women's European Championship
* Central Europe Cup

Other|

* World Series Cricket

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