Bhubaneswar, Jan. 5 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has brushed aside the growing standoff with Bangladesh, asserting that the recent decisions taken by Dhaka will have little to no impact on Indian cricket or the Indian Premier League. The response comes after Bangladesh enforced a ban on the broadcast of IPL 2026 and urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to shift its ICC T20 World Cup 2026 matches out of India, proposing Sri Lanka as an alternative venue.

According to a former senior BCCI official, the developments are being viewed in India as a predictable fallout of recent events rather than a serious setback. In a recent interaction, the official downplayed the significance of Bangladesh's actions, stress...