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The following are the top/expected stories at 1730 hours.

EXPECTED STORIES: *Copy on Australia's press conference ahead of the first T20 against India in Visakhapatnam.

*Report of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 matches across the country. *Report of Indian Super League matche between Chennaiyin City vs Jamshedpur FC.

STORIES ON THE WIRE:

SPO-IND-PREVIEW Final Audition before WC: India ready to mix and match against Australia in T20s

By Tapan Mohanta Visakhapatnam, Feb 23 (PTI) Indian team will be aiming to lock in the last couple of available slots in their England-bound World Cup squad, when they square off with familiar foes Australia in a limited overs series starting with the first T20 here Sunday.

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Kohli on Indo-Pak World Cup game: We will respect government decision Visakhapatnam, Feb 23 (PTI) India captain Virat Kohli Saturday said that his team will "respect the decision of the government" with regards to playing Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup in the wake of the Pulwama terror attacks where 40 CRPF personnel were martyred.

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Kohli's tips to WC bound team: Don't pick up bad habits in IPL, manage workload By Tapan Mohanta

Visakhapatnam, Feb 23 (PTI) India captain Virat Kohli Saturday had a clear message for all his World Cup bound teammates -- don't pick up bad (technical) habits during IPL and manage workload carefully, taking games off whenever necessary during the cash-rich league, starting March 23.

SPO-IND-KOHLI Logical would have been to play couple of more ODIs ahead of World Cup: Kohli

By Tapan Mohanta Visakhapatnam, Feb 23 (PTI) India captain Virat Kohli feels that it would have been "more logical" if his team could have played a couple of more ODIs instead of the two T20 Internationals as a part of their World Cup preparations.

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Painful and surprising to see Jitu not shooting great: Pavel Smirnov By Abhishek Hore

New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) India's pistol coach Pavel Smirnov, who once compared Jitu Rai to a diamond, struggles to comprehend how one of his most talented shooters slipped into oblivion.

SPO-LD SHOOT Incredible Chandela shoots gold with world record

By Abhishek Hore New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) India's Apurvi Chandela shattered the world record on her way to the women's 10m air rifle gold with an incredible sequence of scores that never dropped below 10 in the ISSF World Cup here Saturday.

SPO-GOLF-ATWAL

Atwal makes cut in Puerto Rico Rio Grande (Puerto Rico), Feb 23 (PTI) Arjun Atwal, playing his first PGA Tour event since August last year, made the halfway cut with a fine fight back after a rocky start in the second round of the Puerto Rico Open.

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Dagar, Tvesa Malik slip down in third round in Australia Coffs Harbour (New South Wales), Feb 23 (PTI) Diksha Dagar endured a difficult day with five bogeys to card a poor 76 and slipped 10 places down to T-47th at the Pacific Bay Resort Australian Ladies Classic, here Saturday.