The ICL Executive Board on Monday decided to suspend Chandigarh Lions's skipper Chris Cairns and batsman Dinesh Mongia for the remaining season of the league.

While, no apparent reason was given for the move, former India wicketkeeper and league's executive board member Kiran More merely termed it as a breach of contract.

"They have been suspended as there has been a breach of contract on their part," said More without elaborating on the details.

However, there were reports that Chandigarh Lions captain Chris Cairns and middle order batsman Dinesh Mongia have been suspended by the Executive Board of the Indian Cricket League over match-fixing.

But the reports could not be confirmed and attempts by HT to reach the ICL offcials in this regard were unssuccessul.

Meanwhile, Andrew Hall has been named as the new skipper for Chandigarh Lion's team.

Incidentally, this is not an isolated event this season as earlier Dhaka Warriors' wicketkeeper batsman Dhiman Ghosh too was suspended for a match on disciplinary grounds.

Six current national players are among 14 Bangladeshi cricketers who will form a new team, named Dhaka Warriors, in this year's 'rebel' Indian Cricket League, media reports here said.

According to a report in 'Prothom Alo', former captain Habibul Bashar and retired spinner Mohammad Rafique are among the 14 cricketers who are slated to play in the unofficial league to be played in venues across India beginning on October 10.

"Players from the current squad -- Alok Kapali, Aftab Ahmed, Nizamuddin, Shariar Nafees, Farhad Reza, Dhiman Ghosh -- are likely to sign lucrative contracts," the newspaper reported.

These players were part of the team that were thrashed 0-3 in the three-match one-day series against Australia earlier this month.

"The players will soon submit a letter to the Bangladesh Cricket Board seeking permission to play in the ICL," the report added.

The newspaper also claimed that current captain Mohammad Ashraful was approached to lead the team but he turned down the offer.