"We're assuming that he's not required and that's what he's telling us, but we still need a clearance from the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India)," Glamorgan chief executive Mike Fatkin told IANS Thursday.

"With Greg Chappell having taken over as the new coach, we need to be absolutely certain he's not required."

Fatkin revealed that Ganguly was signed on in England after Glamorgan came up against "a few brick walls" in its hunt for an overseas player.

"Then our agent mentioned that Ganguly is in the UK and we signed the contract on Monday night."

Fatkin is delighted about Glamorgan's new overseas player, who is only 55 runs short of completing 10,000 runs in one-day internationals and is India's most successful captain.

"Ganguly fits the bill perfectly. He's exactly the player we want - in terms of where he bats and his experience," he said.

"I think he's good. The last Indian player we had was Ravi Shastri at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s. He enjoyed his stay here."

Ganguly's current contract runs till the end of July but Fatkin said it would be extended by a few weeks if the International Cricket Council turns down an appeal by Ganguly against a six-match ban on him playing one-dayers.

Glamorgan officials hope that the Indian skipper will make his championship debut in the match against Sussex, starting at Swansea June 1.

"By a strange coincidence, it is 25 years ago that Javed Miandad made his first championship appearance for Glamorgan, also at Swansea. The mercurial Pakistani scored 140 not out against Essex," the club said in a press release.

"Glamorgan supporters will no doubt be hoping that the Indian captain can mark this anniversary in similar fashion," it said.