ICC and the World Cricket

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the official regulating body and supreme authority of the game of cricket. Set up as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from the then cricket-playing nations England, South Africa and Australia, it was given its present name in 1989. All the laws and playing conditions About Cricket are laid down under the ICC Code of Conduct. This Code of Conduct is adhered to by players, match officials and anybody attached to the cricket administration of any country. When it comes to ICC and the World Cricket, the first noticeable thing is that ICC is now a rapidly growing body with 101 member countries. There are 10 full members that have been given the status of official test playing nations. There are also 33 associate members and 58 affiliated members forming the structure of ICC. Headquartered at the historic Lord's Cricket Ground in England, ICC has also offices in Monaco and Dubai. ICC and the World Cricket comes to its full swing when a Cricket World Cup is organized in every 4 years' time. This tournament is officially the biggest ODI cricket tournament in which all the test playing nations and a few other associated members participate. Key administrative aspects of ICC and the World Cricket Apart from orchestrating the World Cup, various ODI tournaments, Test matches and recently introduced Twenty20 Internationals, ICC and the World Cricket recruits the match officials such as umpires and match referees. It also approves new cricketing venues suitable for organizing international cricket matches. The laws of cricket, which are copyrighted only to the MCC, have been made considerably flexible nowadays especially with the emergence of One Day Cricket and Twenty20 Internationals. If it requires a change in the laws, the respective committee from the MCC generally talks to ICC before officially declaring any alteration. Reacting to the match-fixing scandals involving top cricketers, ICC established an Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) in 2000.