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The Asian Cricket Council was formed as the Asian Cricket Conference in 1983 to promote and develop the game of cricket within Asia. Full members of the Conference were India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Singapore. The Conference became the Asian Cricket Council in 1995, and it is currently headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Membership in the ACC is divided between nine full members and 11 associate members. The full members India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia, UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore and Nepal and the associate members are Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei, Iran, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand.
The ACC runs a development programs that supports coaching, umpiring, and sports medicine programs in member countries. The ACC funds this program from television revenues collected during the officially sanctioned ACC tournaments including the Asia Cup, Asian Test Championship, ACC Trophy, and Asian Cricket Junior Tournaments.
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