Ganguly appeals against six-match ban

Sourav Ganguly faces the media © Getty Images

Sourav Ganguly, the Indian captain, has appealed against the six-match ban imposed on him by the International Cricket Council for India's slow over rates in the current one-day series against Pakistan. A media release confirmed that the ICC had received formal notice of the appeal late afternoon London time.

This means that Ganguly is eligible to play India's fifth one-dayer against Pakistan at Kanpur on April 15. Under the code of conduct the ICC will appoint a commissioner to adjudicate the appeal within 48 hours. After this commissioner is appointed, and hears from the relevant parties (including Chris Broad, the match referee who imposed the ban) he has seven days to reach his verdict. The appeals commissioner has the power to increase or decrease the penalty as he sees fit.

The ICC has not yet announced who the commissioner will be, but the person will be drawn from the following list: Michael Beloff QC, Chairman of the ICC Code of Conduct Commission, Richie Benaud, Sir Oliver Popplewell, Tim Castle, Gamini Marapana, Justice Albie Sachs, Justice Anthony Lucky, Clive Barnes.

This will be the second time Ganguly has come before an appeals commissioner. The last time around Tim Castle adjudicated when Clive Lloyd, the match referee, handed Ganguly a two-Test ban in November after India failed to bowl their overs in time in the Platinum Jubilee one-dayer against Pakistan at Kolkata. On that occasion Castle set aside the ban.

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