Ganguly's fate could be decided on Thursday

The ICC has said that the final decision on Sourav Ganguly's six-match ban for slow over-rates may be taken on Thursday, July 28. India play their first tri-series match against hosts Sri Lanka two days later in a competition that also involves West Indies.

Justice Albie Sachs, the South African judge adjudicating Ganguly's appeal, has told the ICC that he was hoping to announce his decision on Thursday, cricket's governing body said in a release. The BCCI had appealed to the ICC Disputes Resolution Committee about the ban that had been imposed on Ganguly during the one-day series against Pakistan in April.

The BCCI had initially appealed against the ban, but it was turned down by ICC Appeals Commissioner Michael Beloff. The board disputed the process that was used to deal with Ganguly's first appeal, and sought to appeal again.

Ganguly has been provisionally included in the Indian squad as the 16th member, on the condition that he would travel to Sri Lanka only if the ban was lifted.