International Structure


Main articles: International structure of cricket, International Cricket Council, and World Cricket League
ICC member nations. The (highest level) Test playing nations are shown in orange; the associate member nations are shown in yellow; the affiliate member nations are shown in purple.
The International Cricket Council (ICC), which has its headquarters in Dubai, is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.
The ICC has 104 members: 10 Full Members that play official Test matches, 34 Associate Members, and 60 Affiliate Members.The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, notably the Cricket World Cup. It also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches, One Day International and Twenty20 Internationals. Each nation has a national cricket board which regulates cricket matches played in its country. The cricket board also selects the national squad and organises home and away tours for the national team. In the West Indies these matters are addressed by the West Indies Cricket Board which consists of members appointed by four national boards and two multi-national boards.

Members

Main article: List of International Cricket Council members

Full Members

Full Members are the governing bodies for cricket in a country or associated countries. Full Members may also represent a geographical area. All Full Members have a right to send one representative team to play official Test matches. Also, all Full Member nations are automatically qualified to play ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals. West Indies cricket team does not represent one country instead an amalgamation of over 20 countries from the Caribbean. The English Cricket team represents both England and Wales.
NationGoverning bodyMember sinceCurrent TestRankingsCurrent ODIRankingsCurrent T20Rankings
 AustraliaCricket Australia15 July 1909415
 BangladeshBangladesh Cricket Board26 June 200099–
 EnglandEngland and Wales Cricket Board15 July 1909161
 IndiaBoard of Control for Cricket in India31 May 1926327
 New ZealandNew Zealand Cricket31 May 1926872
 PakistanPakistan Cricket Board28 July 1953556
 South AfricaCricket South Africa15 July 1909A234
 Sri LankaSri Lanka Cricket21 July 1981643
 West IndiesWest Indies Cricket Board31 May 1926788
 ZimbabweZimbabwe Cricket6 July 1992–1010
AResigned May 1961, readmitted 10 July 1991.

Top Associate and Affiliate Members

All the associate and affiliate members are not qualified to play Test Cricket, however ICC grants One Day International status to its associate and affiliate members based on their success in the World Cricket League. The top six teams will be awarded One day international and Twenty20 International status, which will allow the associate and affiliate teams to be eligible to play the full members and play official ODI cricket.
The associate and affiliate teams who currently hold ODI and T20I status:

NationGoverning bodyMember sinceCurrent ODI Rankings
 AfghanistanAfghanistan Cricket Board200114
 CanadaCricket Canada196816
 IrelandCricket Ireland199311
 KenyaCricket Kenya198113
 NetherlandsKoninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond196612
 ScotlandCricket Scotland199415
Posted by Piyush Pranav

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