Ganguly was banned for six one-dayers in April for his team's slow over rate in two consecutive games during a 4-2 one-day series defeat at home to Pakistan.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday asked the ICC for arbitration, its initial appeal against match referee Chris Broad's decision having been quashed by appeals commissioner Michael Beloff.

Although ICC rules say the commissioner's decision is binding, the BCCI said it had contested some of the rules as well as the procedures adopted by Beloff.

ICC president Ehsan Mani said in a statement the issue would go before the Disputes Resolution Committee with the South African Constitutional Court judge hearing the case.

Justice Sachs would decide on the format and timeframe for the hearing and his decision would be final, the statement said.