
A daily recap of five of the biggest cricket news that emerged out of Friday, January 16; from the T20I return of Shreyas Iyer to Steve Smith’s record-breaking BBL 2025-26

In a significant development, the BCCI has made two changes to India's 15 member squad for T20I series against New Zealand starting from January 21.

The MI London franchise appoint new head coaches for the men’s as well as women’s teams for the upcoming The Hundred 2026 season.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are stepping in to ensure safety measures are heightened at Chinnaswamy Stadium after stampede incident.

Riyan Parag has notably checked in at the CoE and is recovering from a shoulder injury.

Pakistan ace pacer Shaheen Afridi back in the nets after suffering a knee injury during his Big Bash stint with Brisbane Heat.

The Sydney Sixers find themselves placed at the bottom of the BBL 2025-26 season’s six-hitting table courtesy of Babar Azam’s below par run.

Former India batter Manoj Tiwary has reignited the captaincy debate by alleging that Gautam Gambhir influenced Ajit Agarkar.

The Big Bash League is set for a major shake-up as it borrows a page from the IPL playbook.