Deaf Cricket Empowers Hearing Impaired Crickets
The DICC offers hearing impaired cricketers around the world the opportunity and possibility of playing cricket on the international stage.
There are now eight full members of the DICC: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The associate members are India, Nepal, New Zealand and USA.
DICC History
The inaugural Deaf ICC AGM took place in Dubai, UAE, in March 2013.
The following countries attended it; Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
The 50 overs DICC Championship 2016 followed at ICC Academy in Dubai Sports City. Four teams participated with Pakistan beating England, in the final, with South Africa and India making up the rest of what was a successfully run tournament with thanks to the hosts; ICCA.
In 2018 the Deaf ICC World Cup was held in India.
The DICC have made the decision to postpone World Cup until Spring 2022.
