- Asian Cricket Council
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name = Asian Cricket Council
image_border = Acccup.png
caption = Logo of the ACC
motto =
formation =1983
headquarters = 8th Floor Wisma Antah,Damansara Heights ,Kuala Lumpar ,Malaysia
membership = 22 member countries
leader_title = ACC President
leader_name = flagicon|SRIArjuna Ranatunga
key_people =
website = [http://www.asiancricket.org Asian Cricket Council] portal|CricketThe Asian Cricket Council was formed as the Asian Cricket Conference in1983 to promote and develop the game of cricket within Asia. It is the regional administrative body and is sub-ordinate to theInternational Cricket Council . The Conference became the Asian Cricket Council in1995 , and it is currently headquartered inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia . There are 22 members of the ACC.Membership in the ACC is divided between four full Test Status members, seven associate members, and eleven affiliate members. The full members
Bangladesh ,India ,Pakistan , andSri Lanka .The associate members are
Hong Kong ,Kuwait ,Malaysia ,Nepal ,Singapore ,Thailand , andUnited Arab Emirates .The affiliate members are
Afghanistan ,Bahrain ,Bhutan ,Brunei ,China ,Iran ,Maldives ,Myanmar ,Oman ,Qatar , andSaudi Arabia .Four Asian nations, namely
Indonesia ,Japan ,Philippines andSouth Korea are members of theEast Asia-Pacific Cricket Council instead of the ACC, although Indonesia has applied for membership in the ACC.The ACC runs a development programs that supports coaching, umpiring, and
sports medicine programs in member countries. The ACC funds this program from television revenues collected during the officially sanctioned ACC tournaments including theAsia Cup ,Asian Test Championship ,ACC Trophy , andAsian Cricket Junior Tournament s.Test Status Members
*cr|Bangladesh
*cr|India
*cr|Pakistan
*cr|Sri LankaAssociate Members
*cr|Hong Kong
*cr|Kuwait
*cr|Malaysia
*cr|Nepal
*cr|Singapore
*cr|Thailand
*cr|United Arab EmiratesAffiliate Members
*cr|Afghanistan
*cr|Bahrain
*cr|Bhutan
*cr|Brunei
*cr|China
*cr|Iran
*cr|Maldives
*cr|Myanmar
*cr|Oman
*cr|Qatar
*cr|Saudi ArabiaTest Member Boards
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)
*Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
*Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
*Sri Lanka Cricket (Formerly Board for Cricket Control in Sri Lanka (BCCSL))External links
* [http://www.asiancricket.org/default.cfm Asian Cricket Council]
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