The BBC defended Mr Marsh over what the corporation called "implied criticism" from Lord Hutton about an e-mail the editor sent to a senior colleague criticising Mr Gilligan's reporting methods.
India now face a crucial Super Eights Group E match against England at Lord's on Sunday, while West Indies meet in-form South Africa at The Oval on Saturday.
But on Tuesday, former director of public prosecutions Lord Macdonald, who reviewed for NI's owner News Corporation the e-mails in a file relating to bribes allegedly paid to police, said they contained "evidence of serious criminal offences".