International Cricket Council

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909. It was renamed in 1965 as the International Cricket Conference, and in 1989 as the International Cricket Council.

Membership levels
Following its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in July 2025, the ICC has 110 member countries, with the possibility of 113 by the end of 2025. There are twelve Full Members, whose men's teams are automatically eligible to play both Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket. The other 98 are Associate Members. Until June 2017, there was a third tier called Affiliate Members, which was then abolished so that all Affiliate Members became Associate Members. All Full and Associate Members play Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket.

Full membership
ICC Full Members following the July 2025 AGM are:

Men's teams (Test/ODI)
 Afghanistan
 Australia
 Bangladesh
 England
 India
 Ireland
 New Zealand
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Sri Lanka
 West Indies
 Zimbabwe

Women's teams (ODI)
 Australia Women
 Bangladesh Women
 England Women
 India Women
 Ireland Women
 New Zealand Women
 Pakistan Women
 South Africa Women
 Sri Lanka Women
 West Indies Women
 Zimbabwe Women

ODI status
Associate Members cannot play Test cricket, but those with ODI status can play in that form against the Full Members. ODI status (men and women) applies automatically to Full Members, and to the following Associate Member teams:

Men's teams
 Canada
 Namibia
 Nepal
 Oman
 Netherlands
 Scotland
 United Arab Emirates
 United States

Women's teams
 Netherlands Women
 Papua New Guinea Women
 Scotland Women
 Thailand Women
 United Arab Emirates Women

References

Category:Cricket
Category:1909 establishments
Category:International sports organizations
Category:Organizations based in the United Arab Emirates