Emirates Cricket Board

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Emirates Cricket Board
SportCricket
AbbreviationECB
Founded1936 (1936)
AffiliationICC (1990)
ACC (1990)
HeadquartersSharjah, United Arab Emirates
PresidentVasbert Drakes
ChairmanQasim Zubair
ChairpersonNaeemuddin Aslam
CEOKyle Mills
Vice president(s)Liam Plunkett
DirectorShane Watson
SecretaryThisara Perera
Men's coachRobin Singh
Women's coachChamani Seneviratne
SponsorANIB, TYKA, CricHQ Etisalat, Emirates
Official website
www.emiratescricket.com
United Arab Emirates

Emirates Cricket Board is the governing body of certain cricket activities in United Arab Emirates. It is United Arab Emirates's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an Associate Member and has been a Member of that body since 1990. It is also a Member of the Asian Cricket Council.

On 21 July 2016, UAE cricket took a step towards "full professionalism", with the Emirates Cricket Board granting two-year central contracts to eight of its players.[1]

In June 2018, ECB announced the first ever T20 franchise league in UAE, scheduled to start later that year after the T10 tournament.[2]

In August 2022, a new T20 tournament was made by the board, known as the International League T20 or ILT20.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "UAE moves towards professionalism with eight central contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. ^ "UAE'S First T20 Franchise Cricket League to be Formally Unveiled Later This Month". Emirates Cricket. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

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