The CAB's annual profit of record Rs.149 million will also be discussed during the meeting.

Ganguly's backer Goutam Dasgupta, former joint secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), told IANS that Ganguly's expertise should be used by the CAB.

'He should be included in the technical committee or the cricket committee of the CAB. It will be a boost for the game in the state,' he said.

Ganguly had publicly expressed his willingness to enter the Bengal cricket administration. But his backers felt that it was not the right time for him to contest against Dalmiya.

Meanwhile, Dalmiya said it was for Ganguly to decide whether he will involve himself with the CAB. 'If he wants to come, he is welcome.'

Dalmiya has held on to the CAB president's post since 1993 except for a 19-month break from end December 2006 to the middle of last year.

The former BCCI chief had stepped down from the CAB post towards 2006 end after being slapped with a ban by the BCCI then controlled by Sharad Pawar, but returned to power in 2008 by defeating then president Prasun Mukherjee.