One-match ban for Ganguly

COLOMBO, JULY 27. The Indian cricket team captain, Saurav Ganguly, has been suspended for one match for showing dissent during his team's 67-run loss to New Zealand in the triangular one-day tournament here on Thursday.

``I have been informed by the match referee, Mr. Cammie Smith of the West Indies, that Ganguly has been suspended for one game,'' the Indian team manager, Mr. A. N. Mathe, said today. ``The suspension is with immediate effect and means Ganguly will miss the match against Sri Lanka on Saturday.'' The suspension was with regard to a complaint made by the umpires that Ganguly had shown dissent after he was given out LBW for four to New Zealander Kyle Mills by Sri Lankan umpire, Mr. Gamini Silva.

Vice-captain Rahul Dravid will lead the team tomorrow. This is Ganguly's third suspension from an international match. He was banned for a game against Australia in Kochi in 1998 and in a one-day game against Zimbabwe at Rajkot last year. The Indian team has other problems with batsman VVS Laxman and left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan doubtful for the rest of the tournament due to injuries.

- Reuters

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