The Board of Control for Cricket in India has complained to the International Cricket Council [ Images ] about its cricket committee chief Clive Lloyd [ Images ] for suggesting talks to settle a row over the unofficial Twenty20 [ Images ] Indian Cricket League.

The former West Indies [ Images ] skipper had said the ICL and the official Indian Premier League [ Images ] could work together.

"I am hoping that the IPL and ICL will co-exist. There's nothing like having a discussion to break the ice," he was quoted by the Indian media as saying at a promotional event on Wednesday.

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An ICC [ Images ] spokesman confirmed on Friday the BCCI lodged a complaint.

"The CEO (Haroon Lorgat [ Images ]) has received an email from the BCCI," he told Reuters over phone from its Dubai [ Images ] headquarters.

The Indian board has banned ICL players from official tournaments and launched its own multi-million dollar version last year.

It held talks with ICL last month after the league officials petitioned the ICC but announced they had failed and submitted a report to the ruling body.

The BCCI complaint comes after former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar [ Images ] stepped down in May in controversial circumstances to end an eight-year tenure with Lloyd succeeding him.

Gavaskar quit after he was asked by the ICC to choose between the job and his role as a paid media pundit after concerns about a conflict of interest.