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Three new countries receive ICC Membership status

Published on 29 Jul 2022

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  • The ICC awarded three new countries membership status during the ongoing ICC Annual Conference in Birmingham.
  • Cambodia and Uzbekistan from Asia, and Cote D'Ivoire from Africa, were all awarded Associate membership status, taking ICC's total members to 108 countries, including 96 Associates.
  • With the addition of two Asian teams, the total number of Asian countries joining the ICC has gone up to 25 while Cte d'Ivoire is the 21st country in Africa.
  • Ukraine’s application for ICC Membership has been postponed till cricket can safely resume within the country.
  • Russia's ICC membership, which was suspended during the 2021 AGM has been terminated after the country's cricket board failed to resolve the issues and demonstrate compliance following the suspension.

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