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Two-Test ban on Ganguly off

November 26, 2004 17:41 IST
Last Updated: November 26, 2004 17:49 IST

The two-Test ban on India captain Sourav Ganguly has been lifted by the International Cricket Council.

ICC Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Speed informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India about the decision on Friday.

"We have received a communication to this effect from Speed. Ganguly is free to play now," BCCI secretary S K Nair said.

Ganguly was slapped a two-Test suspension by ICC Match Referee Clive Lloyd for India's slow over rate in the BCCI's Platinum Jubilee One-Day International against Pakistan in Kolkata on November 13. He appealed against the decision, citing frequent changing of the ball, heavy due and injury to Pakistan batsman Salman Butt as the reasons for the delay.

The ICC appointed New Zealand lawyer Tim Castle to hear the Indian captain's appeal and allowed him to play the first Test against South Africa in Kanpur last week pending the hearing, which was conducted via a teleconference on Thursday.

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	Sub: The ICC judgement is fair and needs to be appreciated ! The Platinum Jubilee ODI between two of the finest cricket teams in the world was a great thriller that went close to touching 6OO runs ... Posted by Dr. Cajetan Coelho

	Sub: Pompous Match Referees! Ganguly was on the field and was quite busy trying to defend a total - 292 runs. He had to focus on various things which ... Posted by Shankar.C.N.

	Sub: Best of luck to Ganguly The lifting of the ban,imposed on Sourav Ganguly by ICC,vindicates the stand of Sourav & BCCI that time was lost not wasted during Pakistan innings ... Posted by akash khanna

	Sub: very sad for indian cricket the news that saurav is going to play in the kolkatta test gets a heart break for the indian fans, who want their team be ... Posted by amudhan

	Sub: Ganguly ban lifted Hi: Congrats Sourav!! I think it was time to show to the ICC and its illustrious match referee that they should analyse and think more ... Posted by Asoke Bhattacharyya

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