“Mr. Ganguly is permitted to play pending the resolution of any appeal,” said an ICC statement issued in London. The statement confirmed that Ganguly had appealed against the suspension imposed by match referee Chris Broad after the fourth one-day international against Pakistan in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

The ICC will appoint within 48 hours a member of its Code of Conduct Commission as an appeals commissioner to hear this appeal, the statement said. The commissioner, who has the power to increase or decrease the penalty imposed or overturn the match referee’s decision, will give his verdict in seven days, the statement said.