Bengaluru, August 11; The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will appeal against the Kerala High Court order that lifted life ban on S Sreesanth.
After the HC ruling on Monday, Sreesanth, 34, said he was hoping to get his career back on track. But the BCCI official said: "We don't agree with the order. It definitely needs to be challenged and within a week the appeal will be filed in the Kerala High Court.
"We were always clear on this case as the board is firm on its zero tolerance policy on corruption and match-fixing," he said.
Sreesanth and two other Rajasthan Royals players - Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - were banned for life over their alleged involvement in betting and spot-fixing during 2013 edition of the Indian Premier League.
Criminal charges were later dropped by a trial court, but the players remained banned for breaching the BCCI's code of conduct. Sreesanth, who is 13 short of 100 Test wickets, has played 27 Tests and 53 one-day internationals since making his debut in 2005.