The ICC is known as the International Cricket Council and is an international governing body for cricket. It was founded in 1909 as the Imperial Cricket Conference. In the year 1965, it was renamed the International Cricket Conference, and after a few years, it was again renamed the International Cricket Council (ICC) in the year 1989. The headquarters of the ICC Board are located in Dubai, UAE, and the current chairman of the ICC is Greg Barclay.
The ICC has taken the name of the global governing body for cricket. The ICC represents its 108 members, manages the sport in all countries around the world, collaborates with its members to grow and support the sport, and oversees all aspects of international cricket. The ICC is responsible for arranging all ICC events at the international level.
The world body encourages the sport and spreads it to all corners of the world. The popular events hosted by the ICC help promote the sport globally. The ICC appoints match officials. ICC also has in place the Anti-Corruption Unit, which ensures that necessary action is taken against corruption and match-fixing.
The ICC generates revenue from organizing tournaments, primarily the Cricket World Cup. The ICC shares a big part of its income among its members. The income of the ICC was estimated at 1.6 billion US dollars from television rights in the years between 2007 and 2015. There are some other sources of income for the ICC board, including membership in the organization, sponsorship and income from investment. The ICC expands the sport by creating opportunities for more people and nations to enjoy it.
There are associate members of the ICC, including Scotland, Ireland, the UAE, Oman, and others.
The purpose of the establishment of the ICC is to enhance sports around the world.
The ICC board is necessary for growing the cricket game globally.
The ICC established an anti-corruption and security unit in the year 2000 under the then-retired commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police in London.
International Cricket Council, which looks upon the affairs of all the issues of international cricket of all countries. The Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) is o concerned with running the Indian cricket fraternity.