The International Cricket Council (ICC) is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup. It also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches, One Day International and Twenty20 Internationals. It promulgates the ICC Code of Conduct, which sets professional standards of discipline for international cricket, and also co-ordinates action against corruption and match-fixing through its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU). The ICC overlooks playing conditions, Bowling reviews, and other ICC regulations.
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) formed on the 15th June 1909, 102 years ago (as of 2011). However, then it was known as the Imperial Cricket Council, after representatives from England, Australia and South Africa united to establish cricket's highest governing body.