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{{Short description|Organisation administrating cricket in Asia}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name                     = Asian Cricket Council
| image                    = Asian Cricket Council Logo.svg
| size                     = 
| caption                  = 
| abbreviation             = ACC
| formation                = {{start date and  age|1983|09|19}}
| purpose                  = Cricket administration
| headquarters             = [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
| language                 = English
| region                   = [[Asia]]
| membership               = 30
| leader_title             = President
| leader_name              = [[Mohsin Naqvi]]
| leader_title2            = Vice president
| leader_name2             = [[Pankaj Khimji]]
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.asiancricket.org}}
}}
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The '''Asian Cricket Council''' ('''ACC''') is the [[Sports governing body|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 [[Sports in Asia|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mohsin Naqvi Takes the Helm as New ACC President|url=https://www.asiancricket.org/news/2025/18574 |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Asian Cricket Council |language=en}}</ref>

==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, [[umpire (cricket)|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsradio.lk/asian-cricket-council-headquarters-shifted-colombo/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20161109013442/http://www.newsradio.lk/asian-cricket-council-headquarters-shifted-colombo/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 November 2016 | title=ASIAN CRICKET COUNCIL TO BE SHIFTED TO COLOMBO | publisher=News Radio | access-date=20 August 2016 }}</ref> In 2019, the headquarters of the ACC was moved to Dubai, near the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dani |first=Bipin |date=2019-05-15 |title=Asian Cricket Council (ACC) head quarter is now based in Dubai |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/150519/asian-cricket-council-acc-head-quarter-is-now-based-in-canada.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref>

==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)'''
|-
| 1 || {{cr|Afghanistan |2013}} || [[Afghanistan Cricket Board]] || 2017{{Efn|Afghanistan was granted associate membership of ICC in 2014, before getting promoted to Full Member in 2017.}} || 2001
|-
| 2 || {{cr|Bangladesh}} || [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] || 2000{{Efn|Bangladesh became associate member of ICC in 1977, and later promoted to Full Member in 2000.}} || 1983
|-
| 3 || {{cr|India}} || [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] || 1926 || 1983
|-
| 4 || {{cr|Pakistan}} || [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] || 1952 || 1983
|-
| 5 || {{cr|Sri Lanka}} || [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] || 1981{{Efn|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.}} || 1983
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" |'''Associate Members of ICC with ODI & T20I status (3)'''
|-
| 6 || {{cr|Nepal}} || [[Cricket Association of Nepal]] || 1996 || 1990
|-
| 7 || {{cr|Oman}} || [[Oman Cricket Board]] || 2014 || 2000
|-
| 8 || {{cr|United Arab Emirates}} || [[Emirates Cricket Board]] || 1990 || 1984
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" |'''Associate Members of ICC with T20I status (20)'''
|-
| 9 || {{cr|Bahrain}} || [[Bahrain Cricket Association]] || 2017 || 2003
|-
| 10 || {{cr|Bhutan}} || [[Bhutan Cricket Council Board]] || 2017 || 2001
|-
| 11 || {{cr|Cambodia}} || [[Cricket Association of Cambodia]] || 2022 || 2012
|-
| 12 || {{cr|China}} || [[Chinese Cricket Association]] || 2017 || 2004
|-
| 13 || {{cr|Hong Kong}} || [[Cricket Hong Kong, China]] || 1969 || 1983
|-
| 14 || {{cr|Indonesia}} || [[Indonesian Cricket Association]] || 2001 || 2024{{Efn|Indonesia has ACC membership while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways.}}
|-
| 15 || {{cr|Iran}} || [[Islamic Republic of Iran Cricket Association]] || 2017 || 2003
|-
| 16 || {{cr|Japan}} || [[Japan Cricket Association]] || 1989 || 2024{{Efn|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.}}
|-
| 17 || {{cr|Kuwait}} || [[Kuwait Cricket Association]] || 2005 || 2005
|-
| 18 ||{{cr|Malaysia}} || [[Malaysian Cricket Association]] || 1967 || 1983
|-
| 19 || {{cr|Maldives}} || [[Cricket Control Board of Maldives]] || 2017 || 1996
|-
| 20 || {{Cr|Mongolia}} || [[Mongolia Cricket Association]] || 2021 || 2025
|-
| 21 || {{cr|Myanmar}} || [[Myanmar Cricket Federation]] || 2017 || 2005
|-
| 22 || {{Cr|Philippines}} || [[Philippine Cricket Association]] || 2000 || 2025{{Efn|Philippines has ACC membership while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways.}}
|-
| 23 || {{cr|Qatar}} || [[Qatar Cricket Association]] || 2017 || 2000
|-
| 24 || {{cr|Saudi Arabia}} || [[Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation]] || 2016 || 2003
|-
| 25 || {{cr|Singapore}} || [[Singapore Cricket Association]] || 1974 || 1983
|-
| 26 || {{cr|Tajikistan}} || [[Tajikistan Cricket Federation]] || 2021 || 2024
|-
| 27 || {{cr|Thailand}} || [[Cricket Association of Thailand]] || 2005 || 1996
|-
| 28 || {{Cr|Uzbekistan}} || [[Cricket Federation of Uzbekistan]] || 2022 || 2025
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" |'''Non-members of ICC (2)'''
|-
| 29 || {{cr|Brunei}} || [[Brunei Darussalam National Cricket Association]] || 2002–2015 || 1996
|-
| 30 || {{cr|Chinese Taipei}} || [[Chinese Taipei Cricket Association]] || {{N/a}} || 2012
|}
'''Notes:''' {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

=== Members of ICC in Asia but not part of Asian Cricket Council ===
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.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Members of [[ICC East Asia-Pacific]]
|-
!No. !! Country !! Association !! ICC Membership<br>Status !! ICC<br>Membership !! EAP<br />membership
|-
| 1 || {{cr|South Korea}} || [[Korea Cricket Association]]|| Associate || 2001 || 2001
|-
| 2 || {{Cr|Timor-Leste}} || Timor-Leste Cricket Board || Associate || 2025 || 2025
|}

=== 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
|-
| 1 || {{cr|Fiji}}  || [[Fiji Cricket Association]] || Associate || 1965 || 1996–2001
|-
| 2 || {{cr|Papua New Guinea}} || [[Cricket PNG]] || Associate || 1973 || 1996–2001
|}

=== Future Members ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No. !! Country !! Association !! ICC<br>Membership period
|-
| 1 || {{cr|Kazakhstan}} || Kazakhstan Cricket Board || {{n/a}}
|-
| 2 || {{cr|Laos}} || Laos Cricket Association || {{n/a}}
|-
| 3 || {{cr|Lebanon}} || Lebanon Cricket Board || {{n/a}}
|-
| 4 || {{cr|Syria}} || Syria Cricket Association || {{n/a}}
|-
| 5 || {{cr|Vietnam}} || [[Vietnam Cricket Association]] || {{n/a}}
|}

==Competitions==

===ACC competitions===

====Men====
*[[Asia Cup]]
*[[Asia Cup Rising Stars]]
*[[ACC Men's Challenger Cup]]
*[[ACC Premier Cup]]
*[[Under-19 Men's Asia Cup]]
*Men's U19 Premier Cup
*Men's U16 East Zone Cup
*Men's U16 West Zone Cup

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

===Current title holders===
{{See also|Portal:Current events/Sports|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in cricket|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in sports}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
|-
! style="width:30%" | Tournament
! Most recent
! Champions
! Details
! Runners-up
! Next
|-
! colspan=9|Men's
|-
| [[Asia Cup]] 
| [[2025 Asia Cup|2025]] 
| style="text-align:right"|{{cr|IND}}
| style="text-align:center"|[[2023 Asia Cup final|Final]]
| {{cr|PAK}}
| [[2027 Asia Cup|2027]]
|-
| [[ACC Premier Cup]] 
| [[2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup|2024]] 
| style="text-align:right"|{{cr|UAE}}
| style="text-align:center"|[[2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{cr|OMA}}
| TBD
|-
| [[ACC Men's Challenger Cup]] 
| [[2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup|2024]] 
| style="text-align:right"|{{cr|SAU}}
| style="text-align:center"|[[2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{cr|CAM}}
| TBD
|-
| [[Under-19 Men's Asia Cup]]
| [[2024 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2025]]
| style="text-align:right"|{{cr19|PAK}}
| style="text-align:center"|[[2024 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{cr19|IND}}
| [[2025 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2025]]
|-
| Men's U19 Premier Cup
| [[2023 ACC Men's Under-19 Premier Cup|2023]] 
| style="text-align:right"|{{cr19|NEP}}
| style="text-align:center"|[[2023 ACC Men's Under-19 Premier Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{cr19|UAE}}
| [[2025 ACC Men's Under-19 Premier Cup|2025]] 
|-
| [[ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]]
| [[2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup|2025]]
| style="text-align:right"|{{cricon|PAK}} Pakistan shaheens
| style="text-align:center"|[[2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{cricon|SL}} [[Sri Lanka A cricket team|Sri Lanka A]]
| TBD
|-
| Men's U16 East Zone Cup
| 2025
| style="text-align:right"|{{cricon|NEP}} Nepal U-16
| style="text-align:center"| -
| {{cricon|SIN}} Singapore U-16
| TBD
|-
| Men's U16 West Zone Cup
| 2025 
| style="text-align:right"|{{cricon|UAE}} UAE U-16
| style="text-align:center"| -
| {{cr|KUW}} Kuwait U-16
| TBD
|-
! colspan=9|Women's
|-
| [[Women's Asia Cup]]
| [[2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup|2024]]
| style="text-align:right"|{{crw|SL}}
| style="text-align:center"|[[2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{crw|IND}}
| TBD
|-
| [[ACC Women's Premier Cup]]
| [[2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup|2024]]
| style="text-align:right"|{{crw|UAE}}
| style="text-align:center"|[[2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{crw|MAS}}
| TBD
|-
| [[Under-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup]]
| [[2024 ACC Under-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup|2024]]
| style="text-align:right"|{{crw19|IND}}
| style="text-align:center"|[[2024 ACC Under-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{crw19|BAN}}
| [[2026 ACC Under-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup|2026]]
|-
| [[ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup]]
| [[2023 ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup|2023]]
| style="text-align:right"|{{crw|IND|name=India A}}
| style="text-align:center"|[[2023 ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{crw|BAN|name=Bangladesh A}}
| 2025
|}

=== Defunct events ===
* [[Afro-Asia Cup]]  
* [[ACC Championship]]
* [[Asian Test Championship]]
* [[2014 ACC Premier League|ACC Premier League]]
* [[ACC Trophy]]
* [[ACC Twenty20 Cup]]
* [[2020 ACC Eastern Region T20|ACC Eastern Region T20]]
* [[ACC Western Region T20 2019|ACC Western Region T20]]

==Officials==

===Executive Board members===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ACC Executive Board Members<ref name="ACC Board Members">{{cite web|url=https://asiancricket.org/board-members/|title=ACC Executive Board Members|work=Asian Cricket Council}}</ref>
! Name !! Board !! Post
|-
| [[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
|}
* {{updated|30 May 2025}}

===ACC Finance and Marketing Committee===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ACC Finance and Marketing Committee<ref name="ACC Board Members"/>
! Name !! Board !! Post
|-
| [[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==
===ACC Development Committee===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ACC Development Committee<ref name="ACC Board Members"/>
| Mahinda Vallipuram || [[Malaysian Cricket Association]] || Chairman, Development 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)===
* [[B. Jamula|Bomi Jamula]]– {{cr|IND}}
* [[Peter Manuel (umpire)|Peter Manuel]] – {{cr|SRI}}
* [[Mahboob Shah]] – {{cr|PAK}}

==Presidents==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sl. No !! Name !! Country !! Term
|-
| 1 || [[N. K. P. Salve]] || {{flag|India}} || 1983–1985<ref name=Indtoday2012>{{cite web |title=NKP Salve, who brought '87 world cup to sub-continent, passes away in Delhi|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/nkp-salve-87-world-cup-sub-continent-passes-away-97850-2012-04-01 |date=2 April 2012|publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || [[Gamini Dissanayake]] || {{flag|Sri Lanka}} || 1985–1987
|-
| 3 || Lt. Gen. G.S Butt || rowspan="2" | {{flag|Pakistan}} || 1987
|-
| 4 || Lt. Gen. [[Zahid Ali Akbar Khan]] || 1988–1989
|-
| 5 || [[Anisul Islam Mahmud]] || {{flag|Bangladesh}} || 1989–1991
|-
| 6 || Abdulrahman Bukhatir || {{UAE}} || 1991–1993
|-
| 7 || [[Madhavrao Scindia]] || rowspan=2| {{flag|India}} || 1993
|-
| 8 || [[IS Bindra]] || 1993–1997
|-
| 9 || Upali Dharmadasa || rowspan="2" | {{flag|Sri Lanka}} || 1997–1998
|-
| 10 || [[Thilanga Sumathipala]] || 1998–1999
|-
| 11 || [[Mujibur Rahman]] || rowspan=3| {{flag|Pakistan}} || 1999
|-
| 12 || [[Zafar Altaf]] || 1999–2000
|-
|13 || Lt. Gen. [[Tauqir Zia]] || 2000–2002
|-
| 14 || [[Mohammad Ali Asghar]] || {{flag|Bangladesh}} || 2002–2004
|-
| 15 || [[Jagmohan Dalmiya]] || rowspan=2| {{flag|India}} || 2004–2005
|-
| 16 || [[Sharad Pawar]] || 2006
|-
| 17 || Jayantha Dharmadasa || rowspan="2" | {{flag|Sri Lanka}} || 2006–2007
|-
| 18 || [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] || 2008
|-
| 19 || Dr. [[Nasim Ashraf]] || rowspan=2| {{flag|Pakistan}} || 2008
|-
| 20 || [[Ijaz Butt]] || 2008–2010
|-
| 21 || [[Mustafa Kamal (politician)|Mustafa Kamal]] || {{flag|Bangladesh}} || 2010–2012
|-
| 22 || [[N. Srinivasan]] || {{flag|India}} || 2012–2014
|-
| 23 || Jayantha Dharmadasa || rowspan="2" | {{flag|Sri Lanka}} || 2014–2015
|-
| 24 || [[Thilanga Sumathipala]] || 2015–2016
|-
| 25 || [[Shehreyar Khan]] || rowspan="2" | {{flag|Pakistan}} || 2016
|-
| 26 || [[Ehsan Mani]] || 2016–2018
|-
| 27 || [[Nazmul Hassan Papon|Nazmul Hassan]] || {{flag|Bangladesh}} || 2018–2021
|-
| 28 || [[Jay Shah]] || {{flag|India}} || 2021–2024
|-
| 29 || [[Shammi Silva]] || {{flag|Sri Lanka}} || 2024–2025
|-
| 30 || [[Mohsin Naqvi]] || {{flag|Pakistan}} || 2025–present
|}

ACC [[Asian XI cricket team|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==
{{portal|Cricket}}

* [[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 ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website}}

{{Asian Sports Federations}}
{{Asian Cricket Council}}
{{International cricket}}

[[Category:Cricket governing bodies|Asia]]
[[Category:Cricket in Asia]]
[[Category:Sports governing bodies in Asia]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1983]]