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The following are the top/expected stories at 1715 hours.

EXPECTED STORIES *Day 3 report of Irani Cup match between Vidarbha and Rest of India in Nagpur.

*Report of Senior National Badminton Championships in Guwahati. *Day 2 report of India A vs England Lions in the first unofficial Test in Mysuru.

*ISL match report between FC Goa and ATK in Margao. *I-League match East Bengal and Shillong Lajong in Kolkata.

*Pro Volleyball League report.

STORIES ON THE WIRE:

SPO-IND-SELECTION-PREVIEW

Australia ODIs: choice between Khaleel and Unadkat for ODIs Mumbai, Feb 14 (PTI) Zeroing in on players for a couple of available World Cup spots, including a toss-up between left-arm pacers Jaydev Unadkat and Khaleel Ahmed, will be the selection committee's primary focus on Friday when it picks the India squad for the limited-overs series against Australia.

SPO-BAD-COURT-SAINA

Court controversy: Saina refuses to play due to uneven surface By Amit Kumar Das

Guwahati, Feb 14 (PTI) Controversy erupted at the Senior National Badminton Championship Thursday with defending champion Saina Nehwal refusing to play her singles match, citing a "poor playing surface" at the venue here.

SPO-ARCHERY Delhi to host National Ranking Archery in April

Bhopal, Feb 14 (PTI) New Delhi will host the National Ranking Archery tournament from April 15 to 19, ahead of the first stage of the World Cup in Medellin, Colombia the same month.

SPO-NEHRA-INTERVIEW

Nehra lists 5 reasons why Pant should be in India's WC squad By Kushan Sarkar

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) A pure match-winner, a back-up opener and an effortless six-hitter in the class of Rohit Sharma -- Rishabh Pant merits selection in India's World Cup squad and there are more than one reasons for it, feels former pacer Ashish Nehra.

SPO-BAD-LD NATIONALS Sindhu enters quarters, 3 matches postponed due to uneven court

By Amit Kumar Das Guwahati, Feb 14 (PTI) Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu sailed into the quarterfinals with a straight game win but three pre-quarterfinals of the 83rd Senior National Badminton Championship had to be rescheduled after Saina Nehwal refused to play due to uneven surface of the court, here Thursday.

SPO-HIMA-EXAM

Hima sprints from track to classroom in board exam season By Philem Dipak Singh

New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) She has been scorching the track with one record after another but India's new sprint sensation Hima Das doesn't want to be left behind in studies either and is juggling between training and board exams these days.

SPO-TT-SHARATH Want to crack top 20 ranking in 2019: Sharath Kamal

Mumbai, Feb 14 (PTI) Ace paddler Sharath Kamal, who is currently ranked 33 in the world, on Thursday said he aimed to burst into the top 20 in 2019 and the next big thing on his mind was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.