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Bangalore, Feb 4 (IANS) India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja lived up to his "hot property" tag in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction here Saturday with Chennai Super Kings buying him for $2 million. Fast bowler R. Vinay Kumar was a surprise package and was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $1 million.

Bangalore, Feb 4 (IANS) The Indian cricket board suffered a body blow Saturday as Sahara India pulled the plug from its multi-million dollar sponsorship and also walked out of the Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL), citing they have been denied natural justice yet again.

Sydney, Jan 30 (IANS) India batsman Suresh Raina Monday promised a better performance in the limited overs contest Down Under beginning with their first T20 International against Australia here Wednesday.

Adelaide, Jan 25 (IANS) Michael Clarke scored his double hundred of series and shared a record-breaking 385-run stand with Ricky Ponting to guide Australia to 469 for three at lunch on day two of the fourth Test against India here Wednesday.

Adelaide, Jan 24 (IANS) Australia were 214 for three at tea on day one of the fourth Test against India at the Adelaide Oval here Tuesday.

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India made a stunning comeback from three goals down to hold South Africa 3-3 and won the five-match Karbonn Cup hockey Test series 3-1 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Sunday.

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) India's legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev said Friday that under-fire cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni deserves to be backed as long as he leads the side.

Perth, Jan 17 (IANS) India's opening batsman Gautam Gambhir Tuesday said it was unfair to single out veteran batsman V.V.S. Laxman and admitted that the whole team has let down a billion expectations. Gambhir hoped that India would turn around things in the fourth and the final cricket Test in Adelaide starting Jan 24.

Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Leander Paes rolled back the years with a dominating performance, as he along with new partner Janko Tipsarevic, defeated Israeli combination of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram 6-4, 6-4, to annex the doubles title in the Aircel Chennai Open here on Sunday.

Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) The hammering the Indians are getting in Australia notwithstanding, the series is the most watched Down Under, surpassing the popularity of even the Ashes.