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
[change | change source]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.[1] 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.[2] All Full and Associate Members play Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket.[3][4]
Full membership
[change | change source]ICC Full Members following the July 2025 AGM are:[5][6]
ODI status
[change | change source]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:[7][8]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Abraham, Timothy (21 July 2025). "ICC consider three new member applications from Africa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ↑ "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". ICC. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ↑ "Men's T20I Team Rankings". 8 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ↑ "Women's T20I Team Rankings". 8 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ↑ "Men's teams". ICC. 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ↑ "Women's teams". ICC. 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ↑ "Australia remain on top while Thailand climb up in the annual T20I rankings update". ICC. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ↑ "Men's ODI Team Rankings". 8 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
