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The following are the top/expected stories at 1830 hours:

EXPECTED STORIES: *Report of Super Cup match between ATK and Delhi Dynamos.

*Report of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru.

STORIES ON THE WIRE:

SPO-IPL-LD PONTING Worst pitch ever: Delhi Capitals coach Ponting blasts Kotla track

New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) Livid with the pitch, the struggling Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting said the Feroz Shah Kotla ground staff provided the the "worst" pitch possible for the home team in the IPL encounter against Sunrisers Hyderabad here.

SPO-KOTLA-PITCH Did Delhi Capitals pitch coordinator 'mislead' Ponting on Kotla track?

New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting might have blamed the Feroz Shah Kotla groundsmen for providing the team with the "worst pitch" but the head coach may not have been properly briefed about the nature of the track by his team's support staff.

SPO-PANDIT Pandit will assess future as Vidarbha coach, says has received feelers from others

New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) Two-time Ranji Trophy-winning Chandrakant Pandit's hugely successful tenure at Vidarbha has attracted interest from other state associations and the sought-after coach Friday said he will "assess" his future.

SPO-IPL-SRH-PREVIEW Bairstow looks to continue run riot and SRH juggernaut

Hyderabad, Apr 5 (PTI) Jonny Bairstow will be keen to continue his run riot and keep the Sunrisers Hyderabad juggernaut rolling against a Mumbai Indians side that is getting into the groove after an up-and-down start, in their IPL match here on Saturday.

SPO-NEESHAM Came close to quitting cricket due to form, injuries: Neesham recalls visit to psychologist

Wellington, Apr 5 (PTI) New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham says being picked for the upcoming World Cup feels "surreal" as he was on the verge of retiring 18 months back due to form and injury, needing professional counselling to rediscover his love for cricket.

SPO-IPL-CSK-PREVIEW Battle of leadership styles of Dhoni and Ashwin as CSK take on KXIP

By C Shyam Sundar Chennai, Apr 5 (PTI) It will be a battle of leadership styles of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin when Chennai Super Kings clash with Kings XI Punjab an IPL match here on Saturday.

SPO-BAD-IND

Srikanth loses to Chen Long at Malaysia Open Kuala Lumpur, Apr 5 (PTI) A fighting Kidambi Srikanth suffered a straight-game loss to Olympic champion Chen Long of China to bow out of the men's singles quarterfinals at the Malaysia Open here Friday.

SPO-IPL-NABI I play according to the conditions: Nabi

New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) At a time when the entire cricket world is enamoured by the wrist-spinners, Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi has emerged as a dependable finger spinner, who relies on his natural game.

SPO-IPL-DC-COMMENTS When team does well, captain's job becomes easy: Bhuvneshwar

New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a hat-trick of wins in the ongoing IPL to move to the top of the points table and stand-in-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar said a skipper's job becomes relatively easy when the team does well.

SPO-GOLF-DHAKA Rashid lies second, Sandhu third in Dhaka

Dhaka, Apr 5 (PTI) Indian golfer Rashid Khan fired a superb four-under 67 in the third round to stay in contention for a title at the Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open here Friday.

SPO-IPL-RAHUL Rahul very respectful towards women, sad to see how "Koffee" controversy turned out: Zinta

By Bharat Sharma New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) India batsman KL Rahul is "very respectful towards women" and it was sad to see him become a subject of nationwide criticism in the wake of his and Hardik Pandya's sexist remarks on a chat chow, Kings XI Punjab co-owner and noted actor Preity Zinta said Friday.

SPO-MINERVA-CLOSING

Not having venue to host AFC Cup match, Minerva Punjab contemplates to shut shop New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) Minerva Punjab owner Ranjt Bajaj Friday said he was contemplating "shutting" down his club as he could not find a venue to host the I-League side's AFC Cup home match on May 1.

SPO-FOOT-WOM-PREVIEW

Indian women's football team faces tricky Nepal in Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 match Mandalay (Myanmar), Apr 5 (PTI) The Indian women's football team faces a stern test against a tricky Nepal in their Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 match here on Saturday.