Gautam Gambhir, the India opener, will appeal the one-Test ban imposed on him during the Delhi Test on Friday for not conducting play “within the spirit of the game as well as within the laws of cricket”. Gambhir was involved in a verbal altercation with Shane Watson, the Australian bowler, and elbowed him in the process.

By Sunday, the ICC will name a Code of Conduct commissioner, who will hear the appeal within seven days of his appointment.

Gambhir, who pleaded guilty to the