ICC Full Form

ICC is the term which you have heard popularly in the game of cricket. The question is “What is the full form of ICC?” so, the ICC’s full form in cricket is the - International Cricket Council. International Cricket Council is the global governing body for cricket. ICC represents presently 104 members. The ICC governs and administers the game of cricket and works with the members to grow this sport. The council is also responsible for staging and conducting all ICC Events.

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The ICC rules over the ICC Code of Conduct, the playing conditions of the players, the Decision Review System in the game, and other ICC regulations. The ICC also appoints all the officials in the match who officiate at all the sanctioned international games. The council coordinates action against corruption and match-fixing by joining hands with the Anti-Corruption Unit.  

ICC Full Form

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ICC full form or ICC long form is the International Cricket Council. This elongated term, that is the ICC full form in Cricket is only restricted in the field of cricket, there might be different full forms of ICC based on their specific base, like in law ICC can be elongated as International Criminal Court. After answering the question “What is the full form of ICC?” we should further delve into the acronym, ICC. 

This council is an international governing body for cricket. The governing body was established in the year 1909 as the Imperial Cricket Conference, the countries which earlier acted as the representatives were Australia, England, and South Africa. In the year 1965, Imperial Cricket Conference was renamed as International Cricket Conference, and then further it was renamed International Cricket Council (ICC) in the year 1989. The headquarters of ICC is in Dubai, UAE. Greg Barclay is the current chairman as of 24 November 2020.  

International Cricket Council has 105 member nations. Some of the nations are full members, some are associate members while some others are affiliate members. The nations that are full members of ICC include India, New Zealand, England, Australia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, and Zimbabwe.

Functions of ICC

The functions of ICC are pointed down as below:

• ICC is organizing major cricket tournaments like the Cricket World Cup, the ICC T20 World Cup, the ICC champions' trophy, etc.

• The council also appoints umpires for international T20, One Day, and test matches. There are three types of umpires in the umpires' panel of ICC; Elite, International, and Associates.

• The ICC sets the cricket standards of discipline for international matches through the code of conduct. Cricket also takes action against illegal practices in the cricket matches like match-fixing, doping, etc. The council works with Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) to curb down these illegal practices.

• It checks and monitors the conditions for playing cricket, the bowling action review, decision review system (abbreviated as DRS), and other rules for playing the game of cricket. 

• ICC aspires to promote the game by organizing exciting global events, expanding the reach of this game, and also by building a long-term successful commercial partnership with ICC.

While the rule or any decision of ICC may not be applied to any domestic cricket competitions which are being held in the ICC's member countries, ICC cannot immediately change the rules of cricket. This changing of the authority of the rule is with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). They can change the rule of cricket. However, MCC must consult the ICC before changing any rules. Besides this, ICC has also introduced the ICC Awards to honour the best international cricket players based on their performance over the last 12 months. 

ICC Player Rankings

ICC Player Rankings is the tabular format of the ranks. This table represents the performances of every international cricket player. ICC Players Ranking is based on a point-based system, this involves a series of calculations to rank the players on a scale ranging from 0 to 1000 points. The points of the player’s increases if the individual performance level is improving as compared to his past performance or compared to his statistics records and vice versa. The value of the player is based on his performance in a match which is being calculated through an algorithm based on various factors present in a match.

Income Sources of ICC

The main sources of income of ICC are earned from the major cricket tournaments which are organized by ICC. Among the major cricket tournaments are Cricket World Cup. The income earned by ICC is divided among the member states. The council has earned over US$ 1.6 billion between the years 2007 and 2015 through sponsorship and via the television rights of the Cricket World Cup. The other tournaments which drive good income for ICC are ICC Champions Trophy, ICC World Cup Twenty20.

Facts on ICC

In this section, we will dive further into the facts about this Cricket Council. For comfortable noting the points, we will make a list of points of the facts which will help the students to know effectively about ICC. 

• The International Cricket Council (abbreviated as ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. ICC was earlier named as Imperial Cricket Conference in the year 1909 by the representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. 

• This was renamed the International Cricket Conference in the year 1965 until it took its present name in the year 1987. 

• The council organizes world championship events in the game, such as World Test Championship, Cricket World Cup, Women’s Cricket World Cup, ICC T20 World Cup, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy, and U-19 Cricket World Cup.

• The ICC currently has 104 member nations:12 full members, and other 92 associate members.

• The ICC is responsible for the organization and governance of cricket's major tournaments, this includes appointing the umpires, referees.

• The council promulgates the ICC Code of Conduct that sets professional standards of discipline which is to be maintained in the international games.  

• ICC also curbs all unwanted activities like betting, match-fixing, etc. with the help of other special units. 

• The Chairman who is presiding over the council heads the board of directors. On 26th June 2014, Narayanaswami Srinivasan was elected as the president of BCCI and was announced as the first chairman of this council.  

• The role of ICC president became an honorary position since the establishment of the chairman role in the ICC constitution in 2014.

• In 2014 the changes were handed over to the 'Big Three' nations - England, India, and Australia.

• The last ICC president was Zaheer Abbas after the resignation of Mustafa Kamal.   

History on the Game

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The experts generally agree that the game cricket may have originated during the Saxon or Norman times when the children living in the Weald, which is an area of dense woodlands and clearings located in south-east England played the game. The first reference of cricket which was being played as an adult sport was traced back to the year 1611. Also, in the same year, a dictionary defined the term ‘cricket’ as ‘a boys' game’. There is also a conception thought that cricket may have derived from bowls, by the intervention of a batsman trying to stop the ball from reaching its target by hitting it away.

Village cricket had also developed in the middle of the 17th century and there were the first English “county teams” which were formed in the second half of the century. The first known game where the teams used county names was in the year 1709. 

Ambition of the Council

The ICC is quite ambitious to make the game the most favourite in the whole world.  The council strives to lead the continued drive towards competitive, entertaining, and meaningful cricket for the players as well as for the fans. ICC pledges to grow the sport by initiating more opportunities for nations to enjoy it and thereby this will increase the competitiveness of international cricket at all international levels.  They also pledge to promote cricket by delivering exciting global events, attracting a new and diverse fan base, and building long-term successful commercial partnerships. They further will continue to protect the integrity of the sport.