Cricket
Governance
Table:
Nation	Governing body	Member since

Afghanistan	Afghanistan Cricket Board	22 June 2017

Australia	Cricket Australia	15 July 1909

Bangladesh	Bangladesh Cricket Board	26 June 2000

England	England and Wales Cricket Board	15 July 1909

India	Board of Control for Cricket in India	31 May 1926

Ireland	Cricket Ireland	22 June 2017

New Zealand	New Zealand Cricket	31 May 1926

Pakistan	Pakistan Cricket Board	28 July 1953

South Africa	Cricket South Africa	15 July 1909

Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Cricket	21 July 1981

West Indies	Cricket West Indies	31 May 1926

Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe Cricket	6 July 1992

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The Afghanistan men 's national team ( Pashto : د افغانستان د کرېکټ ملي لوبډله , Persian : تیم ملی کریکت افغانستان ) is the 12th test cricket playing Full Member nation . Cricket has been played in Afghanistan since the mid 19th century , but it is only in recent years that the national team has become successful . The Afghanistan Cricket Board was formed in 1995 and became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) in 2001 and a member of the Asian Cricket Council ( ACC ) in 2003 . They are ranked 8th in Twenty20 International cricket as of November 2019 . After nearly a decade of playing international cricket , on 22 June 2017 , in an ICC meeting in London , full ICC Membership ( and therefore Test status ) was granted to Afghanistan ( concurrently with Ireland ) , taking the number of Test cricket playing nations to twelve . They are also the first country to ever achieve full member status after holding Affiliate Membership of the ICC from 2001 until 2013 and were the only Affiliate member country to ever compete in a major ICC international cricket tournament . They hold the world record for the highest ever T20I score with their 278/3 against Ireland at Dehradun on 23 February 2019 .
The Afghanistan Cricket Board ( ACB ; Pashto : د افغانستان کريکټ بورډ , Persian : کریکت بورد افغانستان ; formerly Afghanistan Cricket Federation ) is the official governing body of cricket in Afghanistan . It is Afghanistan 's representative at the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) and was an associate member of ICC from June 2013 until becoming a full member in June 2017 . Before that it was an affiliate member and has been a member of that body since 2001 . It is also a member of the Asian Cricket Council . The women 's team was formed in 2010 . Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is the patron-in-chief of the board .
The Australian men 's national cricket team represents Australia in men 's international cricket . As one of the oldest teams in Test cricket history , playing in the first ever Test match in 1877 , the team also plays One-Day International ( ODI ) and Twenty20 International ( T20I ) cricket , participating in both the first ODI , against England in the 1970-71 season and the first T20I , against New Zealand in the 2004-05 season , winning both games . The team draws its players from teams playing in the Australian domestic competitions - the Sheffield Shield , the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament and the Big Bash League . The national team has played 830 Test matches , winning 393 , losing 224 , drawing 211 and tying 2 . As of February 2020 [ update ] , Australia is ranked second in the ICC Test Championship on 108 rating points . Australia is the most successful team in Test cricket history , in terms of overall wins , win-loss ratio and wins percentage . The Australian cricket team has played 942 ODI matches , winning 573 , losing 326 , tying 9 and with 34 ending in a no-result . As of January 2020 [ update ] , Australia is ranked fifth in the ICC ODI Championship on 110 rating points , though have been ranked first for 141 of 185 months since its introduction in 2002 . Australia is the most successful team in ODI cricket history , winning more than 60 per cent of their matches . Australia have made a record seven World Cup final appearances ( 1975 , 1987 , 1996 , 1999 , 2003 , 2007 and 2015 ) and have won the World Cup a record five times : 1987 , 1999 , 2003 , 2007 and 2015 . Australia is the first team to appear in four consecutive World Cup finals ( 1996 , 1999 , 2003 and 2007 ) , surpassing the old record of three consecutive World Cup appearances by the West Indies ( 1975 , 1979 and 1983 ) and the first team to win 3 consecutive World Cups ( 1999 , 2003 and 2007 ) . The team was undefeated in 34 consecutive World Cup matches until the 2011 Cricket World Cup where Pakistan beat them by 4 wickets in the Quarter-final .
Cricket Australia ( CA ) , formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board ( ACB ) , is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia . It was originally formed in 1905 as the 'Australian Board of Control for International Cricket ' . It is incorporated as an Australian Public Company , limited by guarantee . Cricket Australia operates all of the Australian national representative cricket sides , including the Australian cricket team , the Australia national women 's cricket team and youth sides as well . CA is also responsible for organising and hosting Test tours and one day internationals with other nations , and scheduling the home international fixtures .
The Bangladesh men 's national cricket team ( Bengali : বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ক্রিকেট দল ) , popularly known as , The Tigers [ citation needed ] is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board ( BCB ) . It is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) with Test and One-Day International ( ODI ) status . It played its first Test match in November 2000 against India in Dhaka , becoming the tenth Test-playing nation . Bangladesh 's first official foray into international cricket came in the 1979 ICC Trophy in England . On 31 March 1986 , Bangladesh played its first ODI match , against Pakistan in the Asia Cup . For a long time , football was the most popular sport in Bangladesh , but cricket gradually became very popular - particularly in urban areas - and by the late 1990s had surpassed football .
The Bangladesh Cricket Board ( BCB ; Bengali : বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড ) is the governing body of cricket in Bangladesh . The BCB first became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 1977 and on 26 June 2000 became a Full Member . The board has its headquarters in Mirpur Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Dhaka .
The England cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket . Since 1997 , it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB ) , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club ( the MCC ) since 1903 . England , as a founding nation , is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) with Test , One Day International ( ODI ) and Twenty20 International ( T20I ) status . Until the 1990s , Scottish and Irish players also played for England as those countries were not yet ICC members in their own right . England and Australia were the first teams to play a Test match ( 15-19 March 1877 ) , and along with South Africa , these nations formed the Imperial Cricket Conference ( the predecessor to today 's International Cricket Council ) on 15 June 1909 . England and Australia also played the first ODI on 5 January 1971 . England 's first T20I was played on 13 June 2005 , once more against Australia . As of 16 February 2020 [ update ] , England have played 1,022 Test matches , winning 371 and losing 304 ( with 347 draws ) . In Test series against Australia , England play for The Ashes , one of the most famous trophies in all of sport , and they have won the urn on 32 occasions . England have also played 746 ODIs , winning 375 . They have appeared in the final of the Cricket World Cup four times , winning once in 2019 ; they have also finished as runners-up in two ICC Champions Trophies ( 2004 and 2013 ) . England have played 117 T20Is , winning 58 .
The England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB ) is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales . It is a non-profit organisation , which enables it to concentrate on maximising its funding of the sport rather than on making a return for investors . The ECB 's head offices are at Lords Cricket Ground in north-west London . The board oversees all levels of cricket in England and Wales , including the following national representative squads :
The India men 's national cricket team , also known as Team India and Men in Blue , is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI ) , and is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) with Test , One-Day International ( ODI ) and Twenty20 International ( T20I ) status . Cricket was introduced to India by European merchant sailors in the 18th century , and the first cricket club was established in 1792 . India 's national cricket team did not play its first Test match until 25 June 1932 at Lord 's , becoming the sixth team to be granted test cricket status . From 1932 India had to wait until 1952 , almost 20 years for its first Test victory . In its first fifty years of international cricket , India was one of the weaker teams , winning only 35 of the first 196 Test matches it played . The team , however , gained strength in the 1970s with the emergence of players such as batsmen Gavaskar , Viswanath , Kapil Dev , and the Indian spin quartet . Traditionally much stronger at home than abroad , the Indian team has improved its overseas form , especially in limited-overs cricket , since the start of the 21st century , winning Test matches in Australia , England and South Africa . It has won the Cricket World Cup twice - in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev and in 2011 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni . After winning the 2011 World Cup , India became only the third team after West Indies and Australia to have won the World Cup more than once , and the first cricket team to win the World Cup at home . It also won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy , under the captaincy of MS Dhoni . It was also the joint champions of 2002 ICC Champions Trophy , along with Sri Lanka . The Indian cricket team has rivalries with other Test-playing nations , most notably with Pakistan , the political arch-rival of India .
The Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI ) is the national governing body for cricket in India . The board was formed in December 1928 as a society , registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act . It is a consortium of state cricket associations and the state associations select their representatives who in turn elect the BCCI Chief . Its headquarters are in Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai . Grant Govan was its first president and Anthony De Mello its first secretary
The Ireland cricket team represents all of Ireland in international cricket . The Irish Cricket Union , operating under the brand Cricket Ireland is the sport 's governing body in Ireland , and organises the international team . Ireland participate in all three major forms of the international game ; Test , One-Day International ( ODI ) and Twenty20 International ( T20I ) matches . They are the 11th Full Member of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) , and the second Full Member from Europe , having been awarded Test status , along with Afghanistan , on 22 June 2017 . Cricket was introduced to Ireland in the 19th century , and the first match played by an Ireland team was in 1855 . Ireland toured Canada and the United States in the late 19th century , and occasionally hosted matches against touring sides . Ireland 's most significant international rivalry , with the Scotland national cricket team , was established when the teams first played each other in 1888 . Ireland 's maiden first-class match was played in 1902 . Ireland were elected to Associate membership of the ICC in 1993 , but played their first full ODI in 2006 against England in the build-up to the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup , their first successful qualification . At that tournament , a series of eye-catching results against Full Members , including a draw against Zimbabwe , and wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh confirmed Ireland 's ODI status after the competition . Since then , they have gone on to play 150 ODIs , resulting in 64 victories , 75 defeats , 8 no results , and 3 ties . Contracts for players were introduced in 2009 , marking the transition to becoming a professional team .
Cricket Ireland , officially the Irish Cricket Union , is the national governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland ( both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland ) , and oversees the national men 's and women 's cricket teams . It also organises the Inter-Provincial Series ( which includes the Inter-Provincial Championship , Inter-Provincial Cup and Inter-Provincial Trophy ) , Super 3s , and three All-Ireland club competitions : Irish Senior Cup , National Cup and the All-Ireland T20 Cup . It achieved Test-status for women in 2000 , and then for men in 2017 when it was made a Full Member of the ICC in June 2017 .
The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men 's international cricket . Nicknamed the Black Caps , they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch , becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket . From 1930 New Zealand had to wait until 1956 , more than 26 years , for its first Test victory , against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland . They played their first ODI in the 1972-73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch . The current captain in all formats of the game is Kane Williamson , who replaced Brendon McCullum after the latter 's retirement in December 2015 . The national team is organised by New Zealand Cricket . The New Zealand cricket team became known as the Black Caps in January 1998 , after its sponsor at the time , Clear Communications , held a competition to choose a name for the team . This is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks . As of 8 September 2019 , New Zealand have played 1324 international matches , winning 505 , losing 599 , tying 12 and drawing 165 matches while 43 matches ended as no result . The team is ranked 2nd in Tests , 3rd in ODIs and 6th in T20Is by the ICC . New Zealand defeated South Africa in the semi final of the 2015 World Cup , which was their first win in the a world cup semi final and hence they made their maiden appearance in a World Cup Final , but they ultimately lost to Trans-Tasman rivals Australia . In the next World Cup in 2019 , New Zealand again reached the final which they lost to the hosts England on boundary count after the match and the subsequent Super Over both ended as ties .
New Zealand Cricket , formerly the New Zealand Cricket Council , is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand . Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand . New Zealand Cricket operates the New Zealand cricket team , organising Test tours and One-Day Internationals with other nations . It also organises domestic cricket in New Zealand , including the Plunket Shield first-class competition , the Ford Trophy domestic one-day competition and the Super Smash domestic Twenty20 competition David White is the Chief Executive Officer of New Zealand Cricket . Kane Williamson is the current Black Caps captain in all forms of the game , succeeding Brendon McCullum who retired in 2015 .
The Pakistan national cricket team ( Urdu : پاکستان قومی کرکٹ ٹیم ) , popularly referred to as the Shaheens ( Urdu : شاہین , lit . Falcons ) , Green Shirts and Men in Green , is administered by the Pakistan Cricket Board ( PCB ) . The team is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council , and participates in Test , One Day International ( ODI ) and Twenty20 International cricket matches . Pakistan has played 428 Test matches , winning 138 , losing 130 and drawing 160 . Pakistan was given Test status on 28 July 1952 , following a recommendation by India , and made its Test debut against India at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground , Delhi , in October 1952 , with India winning by an innings and 70 runs . In the 1930s and 40s , several Pakistani Test players had played Test cricket for the Indian cricket team before the creation of Pakistan in 1947 . The team has played 927 ODIs , winning 486 , losing 413 , tying 8 with 20 ending in no-result . Pakistan was the 1992 World Cup champion , and was the runner-up in the 1999 tournament . Pakistan , in conjunction with other countries in South Asia , has hosted the 1987 and 1996 World Cups , with the 1996 final being hosted at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore . The team has also played 151 Twenty20 Internationals , the most of any team , winning 92 losing 55 and tying 3 . Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and were runners-up in the inaugural tournament in 2007 . Pakistan also won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy for the first time , defeating India .
The Pakistan Cricket Board - PCB ( Urdu پاکستان کرکٹ بورڈ ) controls and organises all tours and matches undertaken by the Pakistan National Cricket Team . Following the establishment of Pakistan as an independent dominion of the British Empire in 1947 , professional and amateur cricket commenced in the same year , seeing as local infrastructure had already been established when the country was part of the British Indian Empire . Cricket matches were arranged informally until 1948 , when a Board of Control was formally instituted . Pakistan was admitted to the Imperial Cricket Conference ( currently known as International Cricket Council ) in July 1952 , and has since been a full member , playing Test cricket . The team 's first Test series took place in India between October and December 1952 . The PCB also runs its own cricket league which is named as the Pakistan Super League .
The South Africa national cricket team also known as Proteas represents South Africa in men 's international cricket ( after South Africa 's national flower , Protea cynaroides , commonly known as the king protea ) , is administered by Cricket South Africa . South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) with Test , One-Day International ( ODI ) and Twenty20 International ( T20I ) status . South Africa entered first-class and international cricket at the same time when they hosted an England cricket team in the 1888-89 season . At first , the team was no match for Australia or England but , having gained in experience and expertise , they were able to field a competitive team in the first decade of the 20th century . The team regularly played against Australia , England and New Zealand through to the 1960s , by which time there was considerable opposition to the country 's apartheid policy and an international ban was imposed by the ICC , commensurate with actions taken by other global sporting bodies . When the ban was imposed , South Africa had developed to a point where its team including Eddie Barlow , Graeme Pollock and Mike Procter was arguably the best in the world and had just outplayed Australia . The ban remained in place until 1991 and South Africa could then play against India , Pakistan , Sri Lanka and the West Indies for the first time . The team since reinstatement has mostly been strong and has at times held number one positions in international rankings ( had best ranking of No.1 in all three formats ) but has lacked success in ICC organised tournaments . Outstanding players since reinstatement have included Allan Donald , Makhaya Ntini , Shaun Pollock , Jacques Kallis , Graeme Smith , Kagiso Rabada , AB de Villiers , Dale Steyn , Herschelle Gibbs , Faf du Plessis , Morne Morkel , Imran Tahir and Hashim Amla .
Cricket South Africa ( CSA ) is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in South Africa . The board was originally created as the United Cricket Board of South Africa in 1991 .
The Sri Lanka national men 's cricket team , ( Sinhala : ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම , Tamil : இலங்கை தேசிய கிரிக்கெட் அணி ) nicknamed The Lions , represents Sri Lanka in men 's international cricket . It is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) with Test , One-Day International ( ODI ) and T20 International ( T20I ) status . The team first played international cricket ( as Ceylon ) in 1926-27 , and were later awarded Test status in 1982 , which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation . The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket . Sri Lanka 's national cricket team achieved considerable success beginning in the 1990s , rising from underdog status to winning the Cricket World Cup in 1996 . Since then , the team has continued to be a force in international cricket . The Sri Lankan cricket team reached the finals of the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups consecutively . They ended up being runners up on both occasions . Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup in 1996 , the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 ( co-champions with India ) , and the ICC T20 World Cup in 2014 . They have been consecutive runners up in the 2007 and 2011 Cricket World Cups , and have been runners up in the ICC T20 World Cup in 2009 and 2012 . The Sri Lankan cricket team currently holds several world records , including the world record for the highest team total in Test cricket .
Sri Lanka Cricket ( SLC ) was first registered with the Ministry of Sports on 30 June 1975 as a national sports body . Initially named Board of Cricket for Sri Lanka ( BCCSL ) , it was renamed Sri Lanka Cricket in 2003 . The SLC is thus the apex national body for the administration and development of cricket in Sri Lanka , including management of the Sri Lanka national cricket team . Thilanga Sumathipala ( currently Deputy Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament ) was elected SLC President on 3 January 2016 .
The West Indies cricket team , nicknamed the Windies , is a multi-national men 's cricket team representing the mainly English-speaking nations and territories in the Caribbean region and administered by Cricket West Indies . The players on this composite team are selected from a chain of fifteen Caribbean territories , which are parts of several different countries and dependencies . As of 29 December 2019 [ update ] , the West Indies cricket team is ranked eighth in the world in Tests , ninth in One-Day Internationals ( ODIs ) and tenth in Twenty20 Internationals ( T20Is ) in the official International Cricket Council ( ICC ) rankings . From the mid-late 1970s to the early 1990s , the West Indies team was the strongest in the world in both Test and One Day International cricket . A number of cricketers who were considered among the best in the world have hailed from the West Indies : Sir Garfield Sobers , Lance Gibbs , George Headley , Brian Lara , Clive Lloyd , Malcolm Marshall , Alvin Kalicharan , Sir Andy Roberts , Rohan Kanhai , Sir Frank Worrell , Sir Clyde Walcott , Sir Everton Weekes , Sir Curtly Ambrose , Michael Holding , Courtney Walsh , Joel Garner , Sir Viv Richards and Sir Wes Hall have all been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame . The West Indies have won the ICC Cricket World Cup twice ( 1975 and 1979 ) , the ICC World Twenty20 twice ( 2012 and 2016 ) , the ICC Champions Trophy once ( 2004 ) , the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup once ( 2016 ) , and have also finished as runners-up in the Cricket World Cup ( 1983 ) , the Under 19 Cricket World Cup ( 2004 ) , and the ICC Champions Trophy ( 2006 ) . The West Indies appeared in three consecutive World Cup finals ( 1975 , 1979 and 1983 ) , and were the first team to win back-to-back World Cups ( 1975 and 1979 ) . The West Indies has hosted the 2007 Cricket World Cup and the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 . In June 2019 , during the 2019 Cricket World Cup , the West Indies played their 800th ODI match .
Cricket West Indies ( CWI ) , formerly known as West Indies Cricket Board ( WICB ) , is the governing body for cricket in the West Indies ( a sporting confederation of over a dozen mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries and dependencies that once formed the British West Indies ) . It was originally formed in the early 1920s as the West Indies Cricket Board of Control , but changed its name to West Indies Cricket Board in 1996 . In November 2015 , the Board resolved to rename itself as Cricket West Indies as part of a restructuring exercise that would also see the creation of a separate commercial body . This rebranding formally occurred in May 2017 . CWI has been a full member of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) since 1926 . It operates the West Indies cricket team and West Indies A cricket team , organising Test tours and one-day internationals with other teams . It also organises domestic cricket in West Indies , including the Regional Four Day Competition and the Regional Super50 domestic one-day ( List A ) competition . The CWI has also collaborated with Sir Allen Stanford in the organisation of the domestic Stanford 20/20 competition for the Twenty20 format of cricket . Later they created their own Twenty20 league called Caribbean Twenty20 after disbanding Stanford 20/20 . In 2013 they Created Caribbean Premier League , a Professional Twenty20 league . CWI 's membership includes the six territorial cricket associations of the various countries and territories which contest the West Indies first-class and limited-overs competition in the Caribbean . Each provides two directors , in addition to a number of non-member directors .
The Zimbabwe national cricket team represents Zimbabwe in men 's international cricket and is administered by Zimbabwe Cricket ( formerly known as the Zimbabwe Cricket Union or ZCU ) . Zimbabwe has been a Full Member of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) since 1992 . As of November 2018 , Zimbabwe is ranked tenth in Tests , eleventh in ODIs and twelfth in Twenty20 Internationals by the ICC .
Zimbabwe Cricket ( ZC ) , known as the Zimbabwe Cricket Union ( ZCU ) until 2004 , is the governing body for the sport of cricket in Zimbabwe . Zimbabwe Cricket is a full member of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) , and administers the Zimbabwe national cricket team , organising Test tours , One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals with other nations . It also organises domestic cricket , including the Castle Logan Cup , the Coca-Cola Metbank Pro50 Championship and the Stanbic Bank 20 Series in Zimbabwe . In July 2019 , the ICC suspended Zimbabwe Cricket , with the team barred from taking part in ICC events , which put their participation in the 2019 ICC Women 's World Twenty20 Qualifier and the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournaments in doubt . Later the same month , the ICC wrote to Zimbabwe Cricket , instructing them to reinstate their board that was elected on 14 June 2019 , or risk the termination of their ICC membership . In October 2019 , the ICC lifted its suspension on Zimbabwe Cricket , allowing them to take part in future ICC events .