International Defence Cricket Challenge
International Defence Cricket Challenge is an
inter-service cricket championship of One Day International and Twenty20 formats coordinated by the Australian Services Cricket Association in Canberra. Chiefly focused on "defence unity through cricket", the tournament was originally introduced in 2007 for various international defence teams to establish better military relations between the associated nations through cultural and sports competitions.
The tournament is held in Australia after every two years participated by eight teams, including men and women armed forces from six countries such as Royal New Zealand Air Force, the New Zealand Army, the Royal Malaysian Air Force, the Australian Army and the Pakistan Armed Forces. Pakistan participated first time in 2012.