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Cuttack: India's ace all-rounder Hardik Pandya feels a positive mindset has helped him return to the ground "stronger, bigger and better" after injury setbacks and believes he has become a more confident player by trusting his skill-sets. Pandya's return from a nearly two-month layoff due...

Cuttack: Hardik Pandya smashed a sparkling unbeaten 28-ball 59 as India defeated South Africa by a massive 101 runs in the first T20I at Barabati Stadium Tuesday. Returning to international cricket after recovering from quadricep injury, Pandya smashed six fours and four maximums to lift...

Cuttack: Hardik Pandya smashed a sparkling unbeaten 28-ball 59 to lift India to 175 for six against South Africa in the first T20I here Tuesday. Returning to international cricket after recovering from quadricep injury, Pandya smashed six fours and four maximums to provide the much-needed...

Cuttack: A host of Indian shuttlers, including top seed Tharun Mannepalli and second seed Kiran George, advanced to the men's singles second round after receiving byes at the USD 110,000 Odisha Masters Super 100 here Tuesday. Besides Tharun and Kiran, fourth seed Priyanshu Rajawat, sixth...

Cuttack: South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the first T20I of the five-match series here at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. Markram said he elected to bowl with the dew factor in mind. For India, T20 vice-captain Shubman Gill...

Brisbane: England pacer Mark Wood has been ruled out of the Ashes with a recurrence of the left-knee injury he sustained in the series opener in Perth. He will now return home to begin rehabilitation and recovery, ECB said Tuesday. Wood returned after a nine-month...

Mumbai: A total of 350 players are set to feature in the IPL 2026 mini auction December 16 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, as the BCCI revealed the Player Auction list for the 2026 season Tuesday. A total of 1390 players registered for...

Puri: Ahead of the first T20 International against South Africa at Cuttack's Barabati Stadium, four members of Team India, including head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav, visited the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri Tuesday to seek blessings. Suryakumar, accompanied by his wife Devisha...

Cuttack: Having recovered from a nasty neck injury, Shubman Gill is feeling good ahead of his comeback in the T20 International series against South Africa after undergoing extensive rehabilitation at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. The CoE cleared Gill to play in the five-match...

Cuttack: India captain Suryakumar Yadav believes Hardik Pandya's return will restore the tactical depth and balance that shaped the team's Asia Cup surge when the world champions take on South Africa in a five-match T20I series starting Cuttack Tuesday. The ace India seam-bowling all-rounder, who...