International Cricket Council
Also known as ICC, Imperial Cricket Conference, International Cricket Conference
international governing body of cricket
Key facts
- Abbreviation
- ICC
- Predecessor
- Imperial Cricket Conference (1909–1965) International Cricket Conference (1965–1987)
- Formation
- 15 June 1909 ; 116 years ago ( 1909-06-15 )
- Type
- International sport federation
- Headquarters
- London , England (1909–2005) Dubai , United Arab Emirates (2005–present)
- Members
- 110 members
- Official languages
- English
- Chairman
- Jay Shah
- Deputy chairman
- Imran Khwaja
- Ceo
- Sanjog Gupta
- General manager
- Wasim Khan
- Revenue
- US$ 904.385 million (2023)
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of the sport of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference on 15 June 1909 by the representatives of the Australian Cricket Board, England and Wales Cricket Board, and South African Cricket Association at Lord's. In 1965, the body was renamed as International Cricket Conference and its current name was adopted in 1987. The ICC has its headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The membership of the council has steadily increased from the founding three members, to over a hundred members by the 21st century. The ICC has 110 member nations, 12 of whom are designated as full members and are eligible to play Test cricket, while the remaining 98 are classified as associate members.