7 suspended teams who can no longer play international cricket

The Switzerland Cricket Team was removed by the ICC in 2012
The Switzerland Cricket Team was removed by the ICC in 2012

#4 Tonga

The Tonga National Cricket Team
The Tonga National Cricket Team

The Pacific country of Tonga became the affiliate member of the ICC in 2000 and stayed as its affiliate member for 14 years. Aiveni Taakimoeaka was the captain of the cricket team of Tonga. They had also tried to make it to the 2011 World Cup but failed to do so after losing in the qualifiers. The Kingdom of Tonga was removed as an affiliate member in 2014 due to the cricket association's failure to comply with membership requirements.

#5 East Africa

The East African team has also played a World Cup
The East African team has also played a World Cup

Very few fans would know this fact but the team of East Africa was amongst the 8 teams who had played the first ever Cricket World Cup in 1975. They were the associate member of the ICC from 1966 to 1989 and were later replaced by the team of East and Central Africa. East Africa played its last match against Kenya in 1986.

Looking for fast live cricket scores? Download CricRocket and get fast score updates, top-notch commentary in-depth match stats & much more! 🚀☄️

Quick Links

Edited by Srihari
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
More
More
bell-icon Manage notifications